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Steller's sea cow

Steller's sea cow noun: hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct herbivorous marine mammal related to the dugong.

steller's sea cow: hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct herbivorous marine mammal related to the dugong
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Noun

Steller's sea cow (plural Steller's sea cows)

  1. (obsolete) Hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct herbivorous marine mammal related to the dugong.
    Synonyms:
    rhytina

Steller's sea cow meaning in Malayalam

Steller's sea cow in Malayalam

extinct marine mammal
വടക്കൻ കടലാവ് vaṭakkaṉ kaṭalāvŭ

Synonyms of Steller's sea cow

Forms of Steller's sea cow

pluralSteller's sea cows

Origin of Steller's sea cow

Named after the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.

Questions about Steller's sea cow

What does Steller's sea cow mean?
Steller's sea cow means hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct herbivorous marine mammal related to the dugong.
What is Steller's sea cow in Malayalam?
Steller's sea cow in Malayalam is വടക്കൻ കടലാവ് (vaṭakkaṉ kaṭalāvŭ). See Steller's sea cow meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is Steller's sea cow?
Steller's sea cow is a noun.
What is the plural of Steller's sea cow?
The plural of Steller's sea cow is Steller's sea cows.

Words near Steller's sea cow in the dictionary

  1. Steller sea lions
  2. Steller's eider
  3. Steller's jay
  4. Steller's jays
  5. Steller's sea ape
  6. Steller's sea cow
  7. Steller's sea cows
  8. Steller's sea eagle
  9. Steller's sea eagles
  10. Steller's sea lion
  11. Steller's sea lions

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