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cowfish

noun cow·fish \ ˈkau̇-ˌfish \

Definition of cowfish

1 : any of various small bright-colored bony fishes (family Ostraciidae) with hornlike projections over the eyes
2 : dolphin 1a(1)

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First Known Use of cowfish

1870

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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