sea cow

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see kou]
- /si kaʊ/
- /siː kaʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see kou]
- /si kaʊ/

Definitions of sea cow words

noun sea cow any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong. 1
noun sea cow Obsolete. the hippopotamus. 1
noun sea cow manatee 1
noun sea cow any sirenian mammal, such as a dugong or manatee 0
noun sea cow any of an order (Sirenia) of large, vegetarian sea mammals with a cigar-shaped body, a blunt snout, large, mobile lips, flipperlike forelimbs, and a tail fluke, consisting of the dugong and manatee 0

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Origin of sea cow

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Sea cow

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sea cow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea cow usage trend in Literature

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