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Grampus (noun): A common name for certain types of marine mammals, particularly relating to dolphins and killer whales in the family Delphinidae. Historically, a name given to the Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus), known for its distinctive grey, scarred appearance.
Grampus, (Grampus griseus), a common offshore inhabitant of tropical and temperate ocean waters, a member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae). The grampus measures about 4 metres (approximately 13 feet) in length and has a blunt head and a distinct longitudinal forehead crease.
a body which was found in the Alps in 1991; this body turned out to be about 5,300 years old. From the NEOLITHIC Period.
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They took a photograph of a grampus? A cowfish? Today, we call this animal a Risso’s Dolphin. At sea, it can be confused with a bottlenose dolphin, a pilot whale, or a killer whale—in part because it has a tall dorsal fin that curls backwards. In fact, some sailors also used to refer to killer whales as grampus.
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