Thesaurus: grampus

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1. n. 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. n. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery.
3. n. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
4. n. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
5. 1. (Zoöl.) 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. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.]
6. A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G.griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It growsto be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with whitestreaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii.
7. n. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas