cow·fish (kou f sh )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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| Noun | 1. |  cowfish - trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyesboxfish, 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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