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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas;
[syn: killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca]

2. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas;
[syn: grampus, Grampus griseus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; pl. Grampuses. [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. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.] Granade
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.] 1. (Zool.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the grampus (Grampus griseus) of the dolphin family. [Written also ork and orch.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] An island salt and bare, The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang. --Milton (Par. Lost xi. 835). 2. (Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an ogre. [PJC] Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description. --J. J. Tolkien (The Hobbit) 3. The orca. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

grampus n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca] 2: slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas [syn: grampus, Grampus griseus]