noun · rare

sea cow

sea cow · sea cows

морская корова

Seekuh

Synonym of sirenianSynonym of sirenian.

/ˈsiːˌkaʊ/

» Manatees, also known as sea cows, are large, aquatic and mostly herbivorous marine mammals.

Seekühe, auch Manatis genannt, sind große, im Wasser lebende und größtenteils pflanzenfressende Meeressäuger. — Yorwba

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Meaning

1 senses

Synonym of sirenian.
Seekuh

More definitions

any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs

Examples

2 sentences

Manatees, also known as sea cows, are large, aquatic and mostly herbivorous marine mammals.
deSeekühe, auch Manatis genannt, sind große, im Wasser lebende und größtenteils pflanzenfressende Meeressäuger. — Yorwba
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Sea cows complained in WEF conference in Davos why capitalists pollute the oceans.
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Origin

By surface analysis, sea + cow. Cognate with Afrikaans seekoei, Danish søko, Dutch zeekoe

By surface analysis, sea + cow. Cognate with Afrikaans seekoei, Danish søko, Dutch zeekoe and Middle Dutch seecoe, German Seekuh, Icelandic sækýr, Limburgish zieëków, Luxembourgish Séikou, Norwegian sjøku, Swedish sjöko.

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Forms

plural: sea cows

Singular	sea cow
Plural	sea cows

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

sirenian

Close in meaning

any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs:sirenian mammal sirenian