cow·fish

(kou′fĭsh′)

n. pl. cowfish or cow·fish·es

A boxfish of warm coastal waters having hornlike protrusions or spines on the head.

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cowfish

(ˈkaʊˌfɪʃ)

n, pl -fish or -fishes

1. (Animals) any trunkfish, such as Lactophrys quadricornis, having hornlike spines over the eyes

2. (Animals) (loosely) any of various large aquatic animals, such as a sea cow

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cow•fish

(ˈkaʊˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es.

any of several trunkfishes having hornlike projections over the eyes, esp. Lactophrys guadricornus.

[1625–35]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

cowfish - trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes

Lactophrys quadricornis

boxfish, trunkfish - any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates

genus Lactophrys, Lactophrys - a genus of Ostraciidae

Translations

海牛

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