Grampus
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Translingual
Etymology
From English grampus, ultimately from Latin crassius (“fat”) + piscis (“fish”).
Proper noun
Grampus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – a type of gray dolphin, Risso's dolphin.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea - infraorder; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - parvorder; Delphinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Grampus griseus - the only species
References
Grampus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Grampus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Grampus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
