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grampus |
(n): predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
(n): any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
(n): slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
(n): any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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Yes, a horde causing a rumpus, I think.
Doesn't it sound like he's referring to a horde of old guys with grandchildren?
;-)
"Twice that afternoon Stephen was called on deck, once to see a troop of grampuses, and once to be shown a startling change in the sea..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 143