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mercow

mercow noun: any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong; sea-cow.

Noun

mercow (plural mercows)

  1. Any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong; sea-cow.
    • Ma ruffled my crew cut. "If you'd been the lookout, you'd've told them these were sea cows, not mermaids, right?" "Right," I said. "Mercows," said Mr. Drake behind us. "Moo. Glub glub glub. Moo."2002, Will Shetterly, Dogland
    • Mercow. The description of pretty mermaids frolicking in the water is so widespread that it was thought there must be a real creature lurking behind the legends.2012, QI: quite interesting facts about mythical creatures - Telegraph

Forms of mercow

pluralmercows

Origin of mercow

From mer- + cow, modelled after sea-cow.

Questions about mercow

What does mercow mean?
Mercow means any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong; sea-cow.
What part of speech is mercow?
Mercow is a noun.
What is the plural of mercow?
The plural of mercow is mercows.

Words near mercow in the dictionary

  1. Merck's rhinoceros
  2. Merck's rhinos
  3. Merckle
  4. mercks
  5. Mercosur
  6. mercow
  7. mercows
  8. mercreature
  9. mercreatures
  10. mercs
  11. mercs up

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