- sea cow
- nounany of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs• Syn: ↑sirenian mammal, ↑sirenian• Hypernyms: ↑aquatic mammal• Hyponyms: ↑manatee, ↑Trichechus manatus, ↑dugong, ↑Dugong dugon, ↑Steller's sea cow, ↑Hydrodamalis gigas• Member Holonyms: ↑Sirenia, ↑order Sirenia
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noun2. : walrus 13. : hippopotamus* * *
1. any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.2. Obs. the hippopotamus.[1605-15]* * *
sea cow noun1. The walrus (archaic)2. Any sirenian, such as the dugong or manatee3. Formerly, the hippopotamus (S Afr; Du zeekoe)• • •Main Entry: ↑sea* * *
sea cow,1. any one of several large, fishlike, plant-eating mammals living in the sea. The manatee and dugong are two kinds of sea cow.2. = walrus. (Cf. ↑walrus)3. Obsolete. a hippopotamus.* * *
n. a sirenian, esp. a manatee* * *
Useful english dictionary. 2012.