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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas Source: wordnet
  5. 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.] Source: webster
  6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas Source: ecdict

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