[ 'grampəs ]
■ noun ( plural ~es ) a killer whale or other cetacean of the dolphin family.
Origin
C16: alt. (by assoc. with grand ) of OFr. grapois , from med. L. craspiscis , from L. crassus piscis 'fat fish'.
[ 'grampəs ]
■ noun ( plural ~es ) a killer whale or other cetacean of the dolphin family.
Origin
C16: alt. (by assoc. with grand ) of OFr. grapois , from med. L. craspiscis , from L. crassus piscis 'fat fish'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004