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sea cow
noun
- any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.
- Obsolete. the hippopotamus.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sea cow1
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Example Sentences
Couldn't they understand the difference between the muscles of a hunting leopard and the bulk of a sea-cow?
This was the famous sea-cow described by the enthusiastic Steller, but long since extinct.
The upper part was calked with tallow of the sea-cow, the under with tar from the old hull.
While we lay here our Mosquito men went in their canoe and struck some sea-cow.
The few lines marked F represent the reflection of the sea-cow in the water.
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