gram|pus

gram|pus
gram|pus «GRAM puhs», noun.
1. a large marine mammal with a blunt nose, inhabiting oceans and seas through most of the world. It belongs to the same family as the dolphin.
2. = killer whale. (Cf.killer whale)
3. Informal. a person who breathes loudly.
[earlier graundepose, alteration (influenced by grand) of Old French graspeis < Medieval Latin crassus piscis fat fish]

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