sea cow

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sea cow

  • /ˈsiːˌkaʊ/

Where it comes from

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.

noun sea cows · sea-cow · seacow

  1. Synonym of sirenian.

    Similar: sirenian

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noun sirenian

Españolvaca marina
Portuguêsvaca marinha, vaca do mar
DeutschSeekuh

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"sea cow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sea%20cow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sea cow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20cow

Chicago

"sea cow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20cow.

BibTeX
@misc{sea_cow_2026,
  title = {sea cow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20cow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}