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sea cow

noun

any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.
Obsolete. the hippopotamus.

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Origin of sea cow

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby sea cow

sea captain, sea change, sea chest, seacoast, seacock, sea cow, sea crayfish, sea cucumber, sea dahlia, sea devil, seadog
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British Dictionary definitions for sea cow

sea cow

noun

any sirenian mammal, such as a dugong or manatee
an archaic name for walrus
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