sea cow

/ˈsiːˌkaʊ/

noun

Synonym of sirenian.

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sireniansirenian mammal
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Meanings

nounsea cow (plural sea cows)

plural sea cows · alternative sea-cow · alternative seacow

  1. biologySynonym of sirenian.

    Synonyms: sirenian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of sirenian.

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sirenian

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
sirenian mammalsirenian
Broader
aquatic mammal
Also see
sirenian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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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Translations

Danish søko
  • søkosirenian
Dutch zeekoe
  • zeekoesirenian
German Seekuh
  • Seekuhsirenian
Icelandic sækýr
  • sækýrsirenian
Norwegian sjøku
  • sjøkusirenian
Norwegian Bokmål sjøku
  • sjøkusirenian
Portuguese vaca marinha, vaca do mar
  • vaca marinhasirenian
  • vaca do marsirenian
Spanish vaca marina
  • vaca marinasirenian
Swedish sjöko
  • sjökosirenian
Cite this entry
APA

sea cow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20cow

MLA

“sea cow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20cow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea cow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20cow.

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