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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
2. 2
   trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes wordnet
3. 3
   A grampus (Grampus griseus), Risso's dolphin.
4. 4
   A common bottlenose dolphin of California, Tursiops truncatus gillii.
5. 5
   A marine plectognath fish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species, having two projections, like horns, in front.

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6. 6
   A common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus)

Synonyms

All synonyms

coffer fishcuckoldcuckoldjollytaillactophrys quadricornisostracion quadricornis

Etymology

From cow + fish.

Related phrases

scrawled cowfishstriped cowfish

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