cowfish

noun

cow·​fish ˈkau̇-ˌfish 

1

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

2

: dolphin sense 1a(1)

Examples of cowfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This ocean dweller, which is often called a camel cowfish because of the hump on its dorsal keel, has a robust exoskeleton to protect it against the pressure of the deep sea. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cowfish

• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish
• kingfish
• offish
• redfish