Steller's sea cow

noun

Hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct herbivorous marine mammal related to the dugong.

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rhytinaHydrodamalis gigas
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Meanings

nounSteller's sea cow (plural Steller's sea cows)

plural Steller's sea cows

  1. obsoleteHydrodamalis gigas, an extinct herbivorous marine mammal related to the dugong.

    Synonyms: rhytina

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHydrodamalis gigas, an extinct herbivorous marine mammal related to the dugong.

Similar
rhytina

More synonyms by meaning

nounextinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea

Similar
Hydrodamalis gigas
Broader
sea cowsirenian mammalsirenian
Also see
rhytina

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.

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Translations

Polish syrena morska, krowa morska
  • syrena morskaextinct marine mammal
  • krowa morskaextinct marine mammal
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“Steller's sea cow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steller's%20sea%20cow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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