cottus

/ (ˈkɒtəs) /

a scorpaenoid fish of the family Cottidae; the type genus, having four yellowish knobs on its head See also cottid

Words nearby cottus

The male of the Cottus scorpius, or sea-scorpion, is more slender and smaller than the female.

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex |Charles Darwin
Cottus scorpius, Father Lasher, commonly taken by the shrimpers.

Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk |Thomas Browne
He had a brudder name' Tushus en' ernudder name' Cottus en' ernudder name' Squinchus.

The Conjure Woman |Charles W. Chesnutt
The catfish of North America is a species of cottus, or bull-head.

Our Cats and All About Them |Harrison Weir

This passage therefore through the mountains is said by some to have been the work of Hercules: by others of Cottus, and Cottius.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. |Jacob Bryant