- Steller's sea cow
- noun Date: 1814 an extinct very large sirenian (Hydrodamalis gigas) formerly common near the Asian coast of the Bering Sea
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Steller's sea cow — Stel ler s sea cow , prop. n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German naturalist.] (Zo[ o]l.) The rytina; called also {stellerine} and {steller}. See {rytina}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steller's sea cow — steller stel ler, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German naturalist.] (Zo[ o]l.) The rytina; called also {stellerine} and {Steller s sea cow}. See {rytina}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steller's Sea Cow — Taxobox name = Steller s Sea Cow status = EX status system = iucn3.1 extinct = 1768 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Sirenia familia = Dugongidae subfamilia = Hydrodamalinae subfamilia authority =… … Wikipedia
Steller’s sea cow — jūrų karvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis apibrėžtis Išnykusi. atitikmenys: lot. Hydrodamalis gigas angl. great northern sea cow; Steller’s sea cow vok. stellersche Seekuh rus. капустница; морская корова; стеллерова… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Steller's sea cow — Rytina Ryt i*na, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ryti s a wrinkle.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species ({Rytina Stelleri}); called also {Steller s sea cow}, {stellerine} and {steller}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steller's sea cow — noun extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea • Syn: ↑Hydrodamalis gigas • Hypernyms: ↑sea cow, ↑sirenian mammal, ↑sirenian • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrodamalis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea cow — 1. any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong. 2. Obs. the hippopotamus. [1605 15] * * * or Steller s sea cow Extinct aquatic mammal (Hydrodamalis gigas) that lived around islands in the Bering Sea. It was discovered in 1741 and described by a member … Universalium
sea cow — noun any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle shaped tails and flipper like forelimbs and no hind limbs • Syn: ↑sirenian mammal, ↑sirenian • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic mammal • Hyponyms: ↑manatee, ↑Trichechus manatus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
great northern sea cow — jūrų karvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis apibrėžtis Išnykusi. atitikmenys: lot. Hydrodamalis gigas angl. great northern sea cow; Steller’s sea cow vok. stellersche Seekuh rus. капустница; морская корова; стеллерова… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Steller (disambiguation) — Steller may refer to a few different things, named after Georg Wilhelm StellerAnimals*Steller s Eider A type of duck. *Steller s Jay A type of bird, related to the Blue Jay. *Steller s Sea Cow An extinct mammal that was native to the Bering Sea.… … Wikipedia
