cowfish

(ko̵ufis̸h′)

noun pl. cowfish, cowfishes

  1. a marine dolphin (Tursiops gilli) of the Pacific Ocean
  2. any of the smaller marine whales, as the grampus
  3. any of several trunkfishes with hornlike processes on the head
  4. Rare a dugong or manatee

See cowfish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cowfish cowfish or cow·fish·es
  1. Any of various small whales, porpoises, or similar aquatic mammals, especially a whale of the genus Mesoplodon, having a pointed snout.
  2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Ostraciidae, especially Lactophrys quadricornis of warm Atlantic waters, having hornlike spines over each eye.
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