"sea-cow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea-cows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea-cow (plural sea-cows)
  1. (dated) Alternative spelling of sea cow Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated Alternative form of: sea cow
    Sense id: en-sea-cow-en-noun-c1gu3BHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. (South Africa, dated) Hippopotamus. Tags: South-Africa, dated
    Sense id: en-sea-cow-en-noun-jKP9I9vl Categories (other): South African English

Inflected forms

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