Sea Cow (Noun)
Meaning
Any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The dugong is a large sea cow that inhabits the warm waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- Sea cows spend most of their time grazing on seagrasses and algae in shallow coastal waters.
- Unfortunately, the Steller's sea cow, discovered by the German naturalist Georg Steller in the 18th century, is now extinct.
- In some cultures, sea cows are considered a delicacy and are hunted for their meat and hides.
- Scientists are studying the behavior of manatees, a type of sea cow found in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.