steller's sea cow

Noun
Synonyms: Hydrodamalis gigas

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Noun (1)

  1. extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering SeaSynonyms: Hydrodamalis gigasType of sea cow, sirenian mammalMember of Hydrodamalis, genus Hydrodamalis
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Stel′ler's sea′ cow′ prop. n.

Origin: After Geo. W. Steller, a German naturalist.

Zoology The rytina; — called also stellerine and steller. See rytina.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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