cowfish
cowfish · cowfishes · cowfish
Kuhfisch
Any of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family OstraciidaeAny of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
Meaning
5 sensesAny of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
A grampus (Grampus griseus), Risso's dolphin.
A common bottlenose dolphin of California, Tursiops truncatus gillii.
Kuhfisch
A marine plectognath fish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species, having two projections, like horns, in front.
A common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus)
More definitions
- trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
common bottlenose dolphin:
Origin
From cow + fish.From cow + fish.
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Forms
plural: cowfishes / cowfishSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedstriped cowfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular