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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Delphinidae — a type of graydolphin .
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Examples
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I called Grampus to me; he was of the same opinion.
Hurricane Hurry William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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I called Grampus to me and asked him if he could advise anything.
Hurricane Hurry William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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He’s producing an article on the Curbridge (note: not Curdridge) whale: a Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus that swam up Botley Creek in 1932, got trapped, and was then caught in a net, dragged ashore, and bludgeoned to death.
Archive 2006-01-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The name of the brig on which they embark is the Grampus, which is starting for a trading voyage in the
A Strange Discovery Charles Romyn Dake
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It was just then that the man whom the keeper had called Grampus came up.
The Mahatma and the Hare Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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Red-faced Man whom Giles called Grampus behind his back and Squire to his face.
The Mahatma and the Hare Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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"The Grampus, -- the man, at least, whom _I_ call the Grampus, and who calls hisself Jo Bumpus."
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"The Grampus -- the man, at least, whom _I_ call the Grampus, and who calls hisself Jo Bumpus."
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Rockets and I had both tried our hands at a shot, but without effect, so I sent him to the helm, and called Grampus forward, to see what he could do.
Hurricane Hurry William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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"There was a woman in our aft-scuppers when I went a-whalin in the little 'Grampus' -- and Lord love you, Pumpo, you poor land-swab, she WAS as pretty a craft as ever dowsed
Burlesques William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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