Grampus

Morpheme

Grampus

Type

free base

Denotation

killer whale, dolphin-like creature

Etymology

Early Modern English graundepose (influenced by grand); Middle English graspeis, graspeys; Anglo-Norman grampais; Old French graspois, graspeis, craspois; Medieval Latin craspiscis, crassus piscis; Latin crassus + piscis

Evidence

grampus, grampuses

See Also

Crass, Pisc