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sea-cow

sea-cow noun: hippopotamus. Also the alternative spelling of sea cow.

Noun

sea-cow (plural sea-cows)

  1. (South Africa, dated) Hippopotamus.

Also used as

sea-cow is also the alternative spelling of sea cow.

Forms of sea-cow

pluralsea-cows

Questions about sea-cow

What does sea-cow mean?
Sea-cow means hippopotamus.
What part of speech is sea-cow?
Sea-cow is a noun.
What is the plural of sea-cow?
The plural of sea-cow is sea-cows.

Words near sea-cow in the dictionary

  1. sea-colters
  2. sea-cornet
  3. sea-cornets
  4. sea-coulter
  5. sea-coulters
  6. sea-cow
  7. sea-cows
  8. sea-crayfish
  9. sea-crow
  10. sea-crows
  11. sea-daisies

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