Grampus

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1. Noun

A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii.

2. Noun

A kind of tongs used in a bloomery.

3. Noun

slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
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4. Noun

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
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