Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea cow

/ˈsiːˌkaʊ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: sea -cow
IPA: /ˈsiːˌkaʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sirenian.

Etymology

By surface analysis, sea + cow. Cognate with Afrikaans seekoei, Danish søko, Dutch zeekoe and Middle Dutch seecoe, German Seekuh, Icelandic sækýr, Limburgish zieëków, Luxembourgish Séikou, Norwegian sjøku, Swedish sjöko.

Inflected Forms

sea cows (plural) sea-cow (alternative) seacow (alternative)

Phrases

Steller's sea cow sea calf sea cat sea dog sea hog sea pig sea horse sea lion

Frequently Paired Words

sea calf sea cat sea dog sea hog sea pig seaswine sea horse sea lion

Synonyms

sirenian sirenian mammal

Questions

How do you pronounce sea cow?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːˌkaʊ/.
What does sea cow mean?: Synonym of sirenian.
Where does sea cow come from?: By surface analysis, sea + cow. Cognate with Afrikaans seekoei, Danish søko, Dutch zeekoe and Middle Dutch seecoe, German Seekuh, Icelandic sækýr, Limburgish zieëków, Luxembourgish Séikou, Norwegian sjøku, Swedish sjöko.

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