1a : risso's dolphin. b : any of various other small cetaceans (such as the killer whale or pilot whale) 2 : the giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus) of the southern U.S.

What does grampus mean in Latin?

The term grampus is derived from the Latin terms for “great” (grandis) and “fish” (piscis), and it has been applied over the centuries to many large fish and also to some other cetaceans—including the killer whale (Orcinus orca), which is also a member of the family Delphinidae. ...

What is another name for a grampus?

In this page you can discover 7 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for grampus, like: risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, killer-whale, killer, orca, sea-wolf and orcinus-orca.