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grampus
noun
The killer whale, .
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Also known as the grampus, the Risso's dolphin is among the largest of the dolphins.
The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata), Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), and pilot whales (Globicephala species) have been thought to be relatives of the killer whale.
You need to get your stuff packed and be ready to roll out of here come daylight"); another assassin, whose job is to kill Chigurh and retrieve the money for another party; and, bringing up the rear, like a flailing old grampus, must be the police.
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In 1772, another grampus, 18 feet long, was caught; in 1788, 17 sperm whales stranded on the Thames' lower reaches.
The interrogations in Westminster Hall themselves took on a dramatic quality from time to time, with evidence given from behind screens; there was a powerful sense of tables being turned when Edward Heath, puffing like a grampus, was needled by the most preening of Northern Irish barristers.
In 1759, a 24ft grampus or orca was caught at the mouth of the river and brought to Westminster bridge on a barge.
His job before he took the Arsenal challenge was with Nagoya Grampus in the J-League.
Last year, however, Nagoya Grampus sealed its first-ever championship with time to spare.
Gamba Osaka has lost both its matches, with Nagoya Grampus managing a tie.
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Killer whales were formerly referred to as grampuses, but that term is now a synonym for Risso's dolphin.
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