grampus

名词 grampus:

1. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
   同义词：killer whale, killer, orca, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
2. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
   同义词：Grampus griseus

1. The stairs made him puff like a grampus.
   爬楼梯爬得他气喘如牛。

gram.pus

n.（名词）
A cetacean(Grampus griseus) related to and resembling the dolphins but lacking a beaklike snout.
灰海豚，逆戟鲸：一种与海豚有亲缘关系并形似海豚的鲸类动物（灰海豚 灰海豚属） ，但缺少喙状口鼻部
Any of various similar cetaceans, such as the killer whale.
虎鲸：多种类似的鲸类动物中的任一种，如虎鲸

来源：
Alteration perhaps influenced by grand
可能受 grand的影响
of Middle English graspeis
中古英语 graspeis的变化
from Old French craspois, graspeis
源自 古法语 craspois, graspeis
from Medieval Latin crassus piscis, craspiscis
源自 中世纪拉丁语 crassus piscis, craspiscis
Latin crassus [fat]
拉丁语 crassus [肥胖]
Latin piscis [fish]
拉丁语 piscis [鱼]