cowfish

[ kou-fish ]
/ ˈkaʊˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) cow·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cow·fish·es.

any of several marine fishes having hornlike projections over the eyes, especially a trunkfish, Lactophrys guadricornus, found in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
a sirenian, as the manatee.
any of various small cetaceans, as a porpoise or dolphin or the grampus, Grampus griseus.

Origin of cowfish

First recorded in 1625–35; cow1 + fish

Words nearby cowfish

cowdrey, cowell, cower, cowes, cowfeteria, cowfish, cowflop, cowgirl, cowhage, cowhand, cowherb

British Dictionary definitions for cowfish

cowfish
/ (ˈkaʊˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any trunkfish, such as Lactophrys quadricornis, having hornlike spines over the eyes
(loosely) any of various large aquatic animals, such as a sea cow