Cowfish

cowfish
    n 1: trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes [syn:
         {cowfish}, {Lactophrys quadricornis}]
    

Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; pl. {Grampuses}. [Probably corrupted
   from It. gran pesce great fish, or Sp. gran pez, or Pg. gran
   peixe, all fr. L. grandis piscis. See {Grand}, and {Fish}.
   the animal.]
   1. (Zool.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus
      {Grampus}, esp. {G. griseus} of Europe and America, which
      is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty
      feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called
      also {cowfish}. The California grampus is {G. Stearnsii}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.] Granade
    

Cowfish \Cow"fish`\ (kou"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
   (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 {cuckold}, {coffer fish},
       {trunkfish}.
       [1913 Webster]