grampus noun. ['grampǝs] E16.
[Alt. (through assim. to GRAND adjective¹) of GRAPEYS.]
1. Any of various blowing, spouting, blunt-nosed cetaceans of the family Delphinidae; esp. (a) Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus; (b) the killer whale, Orcinus orca. E16.

2. A person given to puffing and blowing. M19.

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