cowfish

noun

Meaning

Any of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
The grampus, Grampus griseus, Risso's dolphin.
A common bottlenose dolphin of California, Tursiops truncatus gillii.
A marine plectognath fish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species, having two projections, like horns, in front.
A common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus)

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Related words

lactophrys quadricornis(English)boxfish(English)crestfish(English)frogfish(English)chinafish(English)cofferfish(English)ostraciid(English)moonfish(English)

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