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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.

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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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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