cownose

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noun

Any of various eagle rays of the genus Rhinoptera.

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Meanings

nouncownose (plural cownoses)

plural cownoses

  1. attributiveAny 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

Origin

From cow + nose.

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APA

cownose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cownose

MLA

“cownose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cownose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cownose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cownose.

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