grampus

grampus
    n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
         fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer},
         {orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]
    2: slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas [syn:
       {grampus}, {Grampus griseus}]
    

Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; pl. {Grampuses}. [Probably corrupted
   from It. gran pesce great fish, or Sp. gran pez, or Pg. gran
   peixe, all fr. L. grandis piscis. See {Grand}, and {Fish}.
   the animal.]
   1. (Zool.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus
      {Grampus}, esp. {G. griseus} of Europe and America, which
      is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty
      feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called
      also {cowfish}. The California grampus is {G. Stearnsii}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.] Granade
    

orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]
   1. (Zool.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the {grampus}
      ({Grampus griseus}) of the dolphin family. [Written also
      {ork} and {orch}.] --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

            An island salt and bare,
            The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang.
                                                  --Milton (Par.
                                                  Lost xi. 835).

   2. (Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an
      ogre.
      [PJC]

            Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst
            description.                          --J. J.
                                                  Tolkien (The
                                                  Hobbit)

   3. The {orca}.
      [PJC]