Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mercow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mer-cow
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong; sea-cow.

Example Sentences

"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.""
"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mer

Inflected Forms

mercows (plural)

Questions

What does mercow mean?: Any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong; sea-cow.
Where does mercow come from?: From mer- + cow, modelled after sea-cow.

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