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cownose

cownose noun: any of various eagle rays of the genus Rhinoptera.

Noun

cownose (plural cownoses)

  1. (attributive) Any of various eagle rays of the genus Rhinoptera.
    • Housed in the groups events tent, within the Zellers Discovery Zone, the dome-shaped state-of-the art facility features white-spotted bamboo and nurse sharks alongside cownose and southern stingrays.2009 May 15, Jason Miller, “Stingrays get company”, in Toronto Star

Forms of cownose

pluralcownoses

Origin of cownose

From cow + nose.

Words formed from cownose

Phrases with cownose

Questions about cownose

What does cownose mean?
Cownose means any of various eagle rays of the genus Rhinoptera.
What part of speech is cownose?
Cownose is a noun.
What is the plural of cownose?
The plural of cownose is cownoses.

Words near cownose in the dictionary

  1. cowmanship
  2. cowmeat
  3. cowmen
  4. cowmilk
  5. cowness
  6. cownose
  7. cownose ray
  8. cownose rays
  9. cownoses
  10. coworker
  11. coworker music

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