Cownose

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various eagle rays of the genus Rhinoptera. attributive

    "Housed in the groups events tent, within the Zellers Discovery Zone, the dome-shaped state-of-the art facility features white-spotted bamboo and nurse sharks alongside cownose and southern stingrays."

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"Housed in the groups events tent, within the Zellers Discovery Zone, the dome-shaped state-of-the art facility features white-spotted bamboo and nurse sharks alongside cownose and southern stingrays."

Etymology

From cow + nose.

Related phrases

cownose rayeagle ray

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