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cowfish

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cow·fish  (koufsh)
n. pl. cowfish or cow·fish·es
1. Any of various small whales, porpoises, or similar aquatic mammals, especially a whale of the genus Mesoplodon, having a pointed snout.
2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Ostraciidae, especially Lactophrys quadricornis of warm Atlantic waters, having hornlike spines over each eye.
cowfish [ˈkaʊˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any trunkfish, such as Lactophrys quadricornis, having hornlike spines over the eyes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (loosely) any of various large aquatic animals, such as a sea cow
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Noun1.cowfish - trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyescowfish - 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
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