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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSee-Kuh
Native Script:Seekuh
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈzeːˌkuː
"Die Seekuh ist ein friedlicher Pflanzenfresser im warmen Wasser."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any of various large, herbivorous, aquatic placental mammals of the order Sirenia, including manatees and dugongs.
"The gentle seacow grazed peacefully on seagrass in the shallow coastal waters." - 2
Specifically, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), a massive, now-extinct Arctic marine mammal.
"Explorers in the 18th century hunted the Steller's seacow to extinction within decades of its discovery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English elements 'sea' (from Old English 'sǣ') and 'cow' (from Old English 'cū'), originally coined in the 17th century by analogy to terrestrial livestock due to the large, herbivorous nature of marine mammals like manatees and dugongs. The Spanish term 'vaca marina' served as an equivalent descriptive calque in Iberian exploration accounts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Seacow" is said worldwide
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vache marine
Transliteration: vaʃ ma.ʁin
"La vache marine se nourrit principalement de plantes aquatiques."
See-Kuh
Transliteration: ˈzeːˌkuː
Script: Seekuh
"Die Seekuh ist ein friedlicher Pflanzenfresser im warmen Wasser."
vacca marina
Transliteration: ˈvak.ka maˈri.na
"La vacca marina nuota lentamente lungo la costa."
vaca marina
Transliteration: ˈba.ka maˈɾi.na
"La vaca marina habita en estuarios y aguas costeras poco profundas."
vaca-marinha
Transliteration: ˈva.kɐ maˈɾi.ɲɐ
"A vaca-marinha é um mamífero herbívoro de grandes proporções."
जलगाय
Transliteration: jalgaay
"जलगाय एक शांत समुद्री स्तनधारी जीव है।"
海牛
Transliteration: hǎi niú
"海牛是一种生活在浅海的温和草食性哺乳动物。"
바다소
Transliteration: bada-so
"바다소는 해초를 주식으로 하는 초식 해양 포유류입니다."
海牛
Transliteration: kaigyū
"海牛は温帯や熱帯の浅い海に生息する草食動物です。"
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