Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GRAM'PUS, n. [L. grampoise; Fr. grandpoisson, contracted. Spelman.]

A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus. This fish grows to the length of twenty-five feet, and is remarkably thick in proportion to its length. The nose is flat and turns up at the end. It has thirty teeth in each jaw. The spout-hole is on the top of the neck. The color of the back is black; the belly is of a snowy whiteness; and on each shoulder is a large white spot. This fish is remarkably voracious.