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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAMPUS

From Old French graspois, from gras fat (from Latin crassus) + pois fish (from Latin piscis).
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAMPUS

grampus  [ˈɡræmpəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAMPUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grampus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAMPUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grampus

Grampus may refer to: ▪ A common name historically used for the orca ▪ Grampus, the genus that includes Risso's dolphin as its only species ▪ CSS Grampus, a Confederate States of America river steamer ▪ HMS Grampus, the name of a number of Royal Navy ships and submarines ▪ USFC Grampus, a fisheries research ship of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries and later the United States Bureau of Fisheries, commissioned in 1886 ▪ USS Grampus, the name of a number of ships of the United States Navy ▪ the Grampus class submarines, built in the style of HMS Grampus ▪ Grampus a character from the children's series TUGS ▪ Nagoya Grampus, a Japanese soccer club ▪ A versatile attack, reconnaissance and research sub used by the Blue Fleet in the anime series Blue Submarine No. 6 ▪ Another name for the hellbender salamander ▪ Another name for a hellgrammite, the dobsonfly larva...

Definition of grampus in the English dictionary

The definition of grampus in the dictionary is a widely distributed slaty-grey dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt snout.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAMPUS


astrocompass
ˌæstrəʊˈkʌmpəs
campus
ˈkæmpəs
compass
ˈkʌmpəs
encompass
ɪnˈkʌmpəs
gyrocompass
ˈdʒaɪrəʊˌkʌmpəs
hippocampus
ˌhɪpəʊˈkæmpəs
intercampus
ˌɪntəˈkæmpəs
lampas
ˈlæmpəs
multicampus
ˌmʌltɪˈkæmpəs
noncampus
ˌnɒnˈkæmpəs
off-campus
ˌɒfˈkæmpəs
Olympus
əʊˈlɪmpəs
on-campus
ˈɒnˌkæmpəs
pompous
ˈpɒmpəs
rumpus
ˈrʌmpəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAMPUS

grammatist
grammatologist
grammatology
gramme
Grammies
Grammy
gramophone
gramophone needle
gramophone record
gramophonic
gramophonically
gramophonist
gramophony
gramp
Grampian
Grampian Mountains
Grampian Region
Grampians
gramps

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAMPUS

Apus
artocarpus
Canopus
carpus
corpus
habeas corpus
Lepus
lupus
magnum opus
Mount Olympus
octopus
Oedipus
opus
pappus
platypus
Priapus
pus
rhizopus
Scopus
xenopus

Synonyms and antonyms of grampus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grampus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAMPUS

Find out the translation of grampus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grampus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grampus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grampus
570 millions of speakers

English

grampus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रेम्पस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرامبوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

касатка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Grampus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gramps
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gramps
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grampus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グランパス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그램 퍼스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gramps
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá he lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Gramps
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॅंप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dede
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grampus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

косатка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Grampus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grampus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bruinvis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grampus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Grampus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grampus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMPUS»

The term «grampus» is regularly used and occupies the 101.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMPUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grampus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grampus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grampus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAMPUS»

Discover the use of grampus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grampus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Notes on a Killer Whale (Grampus Orca) from the Coast of New ...
Number 83 of August 11, 1941 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia NOTES ON A KILLER WHALE (GRAMPUS ORCA) FROM THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY by Frederick A. Ulmer, Jr. Department of Mammals, The Academy of ...
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Whales of the World
Genus GRAMPUS Gray, 1828 Photo of Grampus griseus in a tank at Marineland of. The body of these dolphins is quite long and is somewhat cylindrical and robust in shape in the half of the body forward of the dorsal fin. The beak appears to ...
Spencer Wilkie Tinker, 1988
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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
Lady Augusta had not recovered from the perturbation which Fitzruby's declaration, although long expected, had created, when the Earl, her father, entered, and introduced to her notice Barnaby Grampus, Esq., of Tokenhouse Yard, in the city ...
Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith, 1836
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The Monthly Traveller, Or, Spirit of the Periodical Press
La.ly Augusta had nnt recovered from ihe perturhation which Fiizruby s declaration, although long expected, had created, when the Earl, hvr father, entered, and introduced to In-r notice Barna- by Grampus, Esq of Tukenbouse Yard, in the city ...
‎1836
5
Ships of the Royal Navy
Recaptured 12.7.1762 by the French at St Johns, Newfoundland. GRAMPIAN ( See GIBRALTAR of 1860.) GRAMPUS Sloop 14, 160bm, 70 × 23ft. Woolwich DY 21.10.1731. Lost 10.10.1742 foundered in storm off Channel Is. GRAMPUS Sloop ...
J. J. Colledge, 2010
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Walker's Mammals of the World
That practice, as well as incidental capture, also may be jeopardizing L. australis, which is the most restricted and perhaps least abundant species of the genus ( Reeves and Leatherwood 1994). CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; Genus GRAMPUS  ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999
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The Timberclads in the Civil War: The Lexington, Conestoga ...
Marsh Miller's Rebel gunboat, the two-gun Grampus, bane of the timberclads since the previous fall. Four or five shells were sent in pursuit from the Benton, forcing the spyboat, which some regarded as “the sauciest little vessel on the river,” to ...
Myron J. Smith, Jr., 2008
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Handbook of Marine Mammals: The Second Book of Dolphins and ...
8. Risso's. Dolphin. Grampus. griseus. (G. Cuvier,. 1812). S. Kruse, D.K. Caldwell *, and M.C. Caldwell* Genus and Species Taxonomy The type specimen of Delphinus griseus was collected in Brest, France, and described to G. Cuvier by M.
Sam H. Ridgway, Richard John Harrison, 1999
9
Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
They have many enemies even in the water; one called the killer, a species of grampus, which makes terrible havoc amongst them, and will attack and take away the carcase of one from alongside a boat. But man is their greatest enemy, and ...
‎1833
10
United States Submarine Losses in World War II
on the 10th, GRAMPUS (Lt. Cdr. J. R. Craig) departed Brisbane on 11 February to make her sixth patrol in the Solomon area, having made two successful previous patrols under Craig. After leaving her exercise target on 12. February 1943 ...
United States Navy, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAMPUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grampus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sato leads Hiroshima to 4-3 win over Vegalta in J-League
Shonan Bellmare beat Nagoya Grampus 2-1. Last season's treble winners Gamba Osaka beat Ventforet Kofu 2-1 courtesy of a goal by Takashi ... «The State, Jul 15»
2
Elsinho, Renato lift Frontale past FC Tokyo
Kaoru Takayama hit the decider to earn Shonan Bellmare a 2-1 win at home to Nagoya Grampus, Leandro marked his return to Vissel Kobe ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
3
U.K. Researcher Seeks NOAA Approval to Photograph Marine …
... on long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis), short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), bottlenose ... «Targeted News Service, Jul 15»
4
Shonan Bellmare - Nagoya Grampus Eight
Meiji Yasuda J1 League – Follow the Football match between Shonan Bellmare and Nagoya Grampus Eight live with Eurosport. The match ... «Eurosport.com AU, Jul 15»
5
Greece's 'expert' tormentors have some brass necks
Marseille were relegated for two seasons. Whistleblower Primorac was frozen out of the game. In 1994 Wenger moved to Grampus Eight in ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Le Coq Sportif unveils new Fiorentina kits
Best known as the makers of the Everton uniform, LCS also have Nagoya Grampus, Homenmen Beirut, FC Seoul, and FC Sevastapol on their ... «Viola Nation, Jul 15»
7
North Devon AONB Marathon record smashed by Mary Menon
"I even managed to have a sip of beer at The Grampus Inn (in Lee Bay)." Developing a taste for glory, Menon is eyeing another North Devon ... «North Devon Journal, Jun 15»
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Reds beat Niigata 5-2 to finish 1st stage undefeated
Vegalta Sendai defeated Nagoya Grampus 2-0, Ventforet Kofu drew 1-1 with Kashiwa Reysol and Shonan Bellmare edged Matsumoto ... «Fresno Bee, Jun 15»
9
Ex-Australia striker Josh Kennedy retires from football
The 32-year-old Kennedy played with Nagoya Grampus in Japan from 2009 to 2014 before joining A-League side Melbourne City in January. «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
10
Urawa Reds win J-League's first-stage title after 1-1 draw
Milivoje Novakovic scored the only goal as Nagoya Grampus beat Kashiwa Reysol 1-0. FC Tokyo beat Sagan Tosu 2-1 and Albirex Niigata ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»

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