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grampus
grampus is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
A kind of tongs used in a bloomery.
- 3noun
slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
- 4noun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
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