Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cownose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cownose
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various eagle rays of the genus Rhinoptera.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From cow + nose.

Inflected Forms

cownoses (plural)

Phrases

cownose ray

Questions

What does cownose mean?: Any of various eagle rays of the genus Rhinoptera.
Where does cownose come from?: From cow + nose.

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