English Explanatory Dictionary

cockfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male fish, especially a salmon or trout.
  2. A callorhinchid fish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, native to South America.
  3. A cyprinid fish, Hypselobarbus dubius, native to India.
verb
  1. To deceive others by using fake photos of one’s genitalia.
noun
  1. A person who cockfishes.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cockfish.wav

Word forms

cockfish cock fish cock-fish cockfishes cockfishing cockfished

Etymology

From cock + fish.

Synonyms

cock elephantfish American elephantfish Nilgiris barb
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