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GRAMPUS GRISEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Grampus griseus mean? 

GRAMPUS GRISEUS (noun)
  The noun GRAMPUS GRISEUS has 1 sense:

1. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seasplay

  Familiarity information: GRAMPUS GRISEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAMPUS GRISEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

grampus; Grampus griseus

Hypernyms ("Grampus griseus" is a kind of...):

dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

Holonyms ("Grampus griseus" is a member of...):

genus Grampus (grampus)


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