a cetacean of the dolphin family, in particular 灰海豚;逆戟鲸,虎鲸尤指 ■another term for Risso's dolphin 同 Risso's dolphin ■another term for killer whale 同 killer whale
(Brit.)used in comparisons to convey the fact that someone is breathing heavily and loudly (英)呼吸粗重 he was now puffing like a grampus. 他现在喘得像头鲸鱼一样。
语源
early 16th cent.: alteration (by association with grand 'big') of Old French grapois, from medieval Latin craspiscis, from Latin crassus piscis 'fat fish'