cowfish
/ˈkaʊˌfɪʃ/
noun
- A type of fish with a box-like body and horn-like spines on its head, found in warm ocean waters.
- The cowfish swam slowly past the coral reef.
- Cowfish are known for their unusual shape and mild poison.
- We saw a bright yellow cowfish at the aquarium.
- A marine mammal, such as a manatee or dugong, sometimes called a sea cow.
- The cowfish grazed on seagrass in the shallow bay.
- Cowfish are endangered in many parts of the world.
- Tourists watched the gentle cowfish from their boat.
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