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Grampus vs Cowfish - What's the difference?

grampus | cowfish |

As nouns the difference between grampus and cowfish

is that grampus is the killer whale, while cowfish is any of various types of boxfish, family ostraciidae.

grampus

English

(wikipedia grampus)

Noun

(es)
  • The killer whale, .
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=20 citation , passage=‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus . Poor, poor chap.’}}
  • (vern, Risso's dolphin), , with a blunt nose.
  • The hellbender salamander, .

    • External links

    * (Killer whale) * (pedia, Risso's dolphin) * (Hellbender) * (Orsinus orca) * (Grampus griseus)

    cowfish

    English

    (wikipedia cowfish) (Ostraciidae) (wikipedia, Risso's dolphin) (Common bottlenose dolphin) (Scrawled cowfish)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of various types of boxfish, family Ostraciidae.
  • The grampus, , (vern, Risso's dolphin).
  • A (common bottlenose dolphin) of California, .
  • A marine plectognath fish, and allied species, having two projections, like horns, in front.

    • Synonyms

    * (Webster 1913)