sea cow


noun
  1. any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.

  2. Obsolete. the hippopotamus.

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Origin of sea cow

1
First recorded in 1605–15

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British Dictionary definitions for sea cow

sea cow

noun
  1. any sirenian mammal, such as a dugong or manatee

  2. an archaic name for walrus

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