What does grampus mean?
Grampus means A killer whale (Orcinus orca)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A killer whale (Orcinus orca)..
Some time after this we saw some very large fish, which I afterwards found were called grampusses.
The Governor will blow like an old grampus, I know he will,—well, we must stop till he gets his wind again.
‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’
Blowing like a grampus from every orifice, I leaned on a passing wave which dumped me[.]
Use grampus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grampus means A killer whale (Orcinus orca)..
Common synonyms include killer, sea wolf, orca, killer whale.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Some time after this we saw some very large fish, which I afterwards found were called grampusses.
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