grampus

Example Sentences

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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

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 Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)

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 Caldwell, David

But a grampus is a cetacean, and that is the family to which whales belong.

From The Corner House Girls on Palm Island by Gooch, Thelma