Found 2 items, similar to grampus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: grampus grampus n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer, orca, sea wolf, Orcinus orca] 2: slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas [syn: Grampus griseus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: grampus orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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]