"sea cow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea cows [plural]
Etymology: sea + cow Etymology templates: {{com|en|sea|cow}} sea + cow Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea cow (plural sea cows)
  1. Any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong. Wikipedia link: Sirenia Categories (lifeform): Dugongs and manatees Synonyms: sirenian, sea-cow, seacow Related terms: dolphin, otter, vaquita, whale, manatee Translations (marine mammal of the order Sirenia): ламантин (lamantin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ᎠᎺᏉ ᏩᎧ (amequo waka) (Cherokee), ochechule [feminine] (Czech), sireenieläin (Finnish), merilehmä (Finnish), Seekuh [feminine] (German), פָּרַת יָם (parát yam) [feminine] (Hebrew), תַּחַשׁ (táḥash) [masculine] (Hebrew), tengeritehén (Hungarian), baqra tal-baħar [feminine] (Maltese), krowa morska [feminine] (Polish), syrena [feminine] (Polish), sirenian [masculine] (Romanian), lamantin [masculine] (Romanian), морска́я коро́ва (morskája koróva) [feminine] (Russian), morska krava [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vaca marina [feminine] (Spanish), sirendjur [neuter] (Swedish), sjöko [common-gender] (Swedish), duyong (Tagalog), morfuwch [feminine] (Welsh)

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