COWFISHES

COWFISH

cowfish, Lactophrys quadricornis

(noun) trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cowfishes

plural of cowfish

Source: Wiktionary


COWFISH

Cow"fish` (-fch`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii). (c) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; -- called also cuckold, coffer fish, trunkfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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