grampus
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He continues: “Water dog, grampus, grumpus, mollyhugger, horny head, devil dog.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2018
It h a menacing or amorous puff, similar to the grampus.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Huxley classes among cetacea the dolphins, porpoises, grampus and narwhal.
From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by William T. Lewis
He dashed along beside the wall of the building—and after him lunged Regan, grunting like a grampus, a threat in every grunt.
From The Night Operator by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
Pods of females and immature animals, however, may be confused with false killer whales or with grampus.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
Panting like grampuses, mopping their red faces, Sir Colin & posse then went back to their pews.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The last syllable was no sooner out of my mouth, than tea, coffee, and chocolate was out of theirs, all spirting different ways, just like so many young grampuses.
From Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer by Frederick Marryat
Several grampuses were seen at the anchorage, also many dugongs and turtles.
Fifty white whales surrounded their monarch, and a host of dolphins, grampuses, and porpoises brought up the rear.
From Tales of the Chesapeake by George Alfred Townsend
Before they are out of sight I see them creeping on, and often blowing like grampuses with the unusual exertion they have made.
From The Three Admirals by J.R. Wells
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