Cockfish

Quick meaning: Cockfish is a noun meaning A male fish, especially a salmon or trout.

Meaning

A male fish, especially a salmon or trout.

More Meanings

1. A callorhinchid fish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, native to South America.
2. A cyprinid fish, Hypselobarbus dubius, native to India.
3. (Internet slang, vulgar) To deceive others by using fake photos of one’s genitalia.
4. (Internet slang, vulgar) A person who cockfishes.

Example Sentences

So while a catfish might misrepresent their entire identity - including even stealing photographs from someone else's profile - a cockfish focuses on one specific body part.

Spawning fish on the redds. A henfish will often be attended by two or three cockfish – whilst displaying ritual combat between themselves, one cock will mate, others may follow [image caption]

Morphology of the main digestive features of cockfish, Callorhinchus callorhynchus, is described and linked to feeding habits. […] The diet of the cockfish is compared with that of other holocephalans.

If you’re engaging in a flirtatious conversation with a new acquaintance, be cautious about exchanging explicit photos if you haven’t met them in person to avoid falling for this exploitative technique. Here are three reasons why people “cockfish” and tips to help you protect yourself.

Word Forms

• cock fish
• cock-fish
• cockfishes
• cockfishing
• cockfished

Synonyms for cockfish

Depending on context, synonyms include cock, elephantfish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include henfish, gibfish, fingerling, salmonoid, blackfish, trout.

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