English-Thai Dictionary
grampus
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GRAMPUS
n.A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus. This fish grows to the length of twenty five feet, and is remarkably thick in proportion to its length. The nose is flat and turns up at the end. It has 3 teeth in each jaw. The spout-hole is on the top of the neck. The color of the back is black; the belly is of a snowy whiteness; and on each shoulder is a large white spot. This fist is remarkably voracious.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GRAMPUS
Gram "pus, n.; pl. Grampuses. Etym: [Probably corrupted from It. gran pesce great fish, or Sp. gran pez, or Pg. gran peixe, all fr. L. grandis piscis. See Grand, and Fish. the animal. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii.
2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
grampus
gram pus |ˈgrampəs ˈɡræmpəs | ▶noun ( pl. grampuses ) a cetacean of the dolphin family, in particular: • another term for Risso's dolphin. • another term for orca. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: alteration (by association with grand ‘big ’) of Old French grapois, from medieval Latin craspiscis, from Latin crassus piscis ‘fat fish. ’
Oxford Dictionary
grampus
grampus |ˈgrampəs | ▶noun ( pl. grampuses ) a cetacean of the dolphin family, in particular: • another term for Risso's dolphin. • another term for killer whale. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: alteration (by association with grand ‘big ’) of Old French grapois, from medieval Latin craspiscis, from Latin crassus piscis ‘fat fish ’.