cowfish

  • 21Ostracoin quadricorne — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… …

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  • 22trunkfish — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… …

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  • 23Tursiops Gillii — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… …

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  • 24Ostraciidae — Boxfishes and trunkfish Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius. Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 25Boxfish — Taxobox name = Boxfishes image caption = Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius . regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Tetraodontiformes familia = Ostraciidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = See text …

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  • 26List of marine aquarium fish species — The following list of marine aquarium fish species commonly available in the aquarium trade is not a completely comprehensive list; certain rare specimens may sometimes be available commercially yet not be listed here. A brief section on each,… …

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  • 27boxfish — /boks fish /, n., pl. boxfishes, (esp. collectively) boxfish. trunkfish. [1830 40; BOX1 + FISH] * * * ▪ fish also called  trunkfish , or  cowfish   any of a small group of shallow water marine fishes of the family Ostraciontidae (or Ostraciidae) …

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  • 28Coffer — Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed my… …

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  • 29Coffer dam — Coffer Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed… …

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  • 30Coffer fish — Coffer Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed… …

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