How to Use sea cow in a Sentence

sea cow

noun
  • Hundreds would turn out to try to get a glimpse of the sea cow.
    — J.r. Gonzales, Houston Chronicle, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Plus, who wouldn’t want to ring in the new year snorkeling with a sea cow?
    — al, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The beloved sea cow is the one getting all the attention in town.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Green shoots of hope reign eternal for both seagrass and sea cow, among those who study and love them most.
    — Jim Waymer, USA TODAY, 8 May 2021
  • Soon enough, the boaters saw a group of dugongs, also known as sea cows, swimming toward them.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • No one is certain why marine mammals like whales, sea cows and leopard seals are so big.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Tiger sharks, for instance, eat big grazers like turtles and sea cows, and thus protect the sea grass.
    — Ars Technica, 30 June 2024
  • Fleeing the chilly river, herds of sea cows crowded into the warmer waters of the spring run.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Boaters should show respect for these gentle sea cows and always follow the speed limit.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Keep an eye out for dugong, a docile—but easily started—sea cow that delirious sailors of yore took for mermaids.
    — WSJ, 20 Oct. 2017
  • In response, the sea cows migrated to the park’s springs, which tend to be 72 degrees year-round.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
  • While the sight is not unusual during stretches of cold weather, the sheer volume of sea cows stuck out to them.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The 1-year-old sea cow was rescued off the Florida coast on April 9.
    — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The island has also made headlines thanks to the history the land holds, like mammoth and sea cow fossils.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Dugongs are a species of sea cow which graze on sea grasses in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
    — Stephanie Bailey, CNN, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The city’s logo, a smiling sea cow, is festooned upon a water tower downtown.
    — Gabrielle Calise, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Take a ride on a dhow, a traditional African fishing boat, or ask your lodge to take you dugong (a rare sea cow) spotting.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The 1,000-pound sea cows that lurk just below our waters’ surface have returned for the winter.
    — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Manatee season marks a time for boaters to be especially wary while out on the water to avoid collisions with sea cows.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
  • But before that, Steller’s sea cow played a key role in the West Coast’s marine ecosystem, researchers say.
    — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Its colossal jaws — measuring 9 feet by 11 feet — could devour almost anything in its path, from sea cows to seals.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
  • This gentle sea cow and nearly 44 percent of abalone shellfish species have been elevated to this level.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
  • So this peaceful sea cow is actually the result of a dying, exploded cannibal star.
    — Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2013
  • Navigate up to Three Sisters Springs in your own vessel, then get out to swim for a chance of spotting the giant sea cows.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • Due to the disappearance of a few species like the Steller’s sea cow, Alaska did not make the cut of places with fully intact ecosystems.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The discovery consists of a partial skeleton, including part of the sea cow’s skull and 18 vertebrae.
    — Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Beasts of the Sea is a novel set over the course of three centuries that tracks the relationship between humans and the now-extinct Steller’s sea cow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
  • The list of the fallen includes some relatively familiar creatures, such as the passenger pigeon and the Steller’s sea cow.
    — Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2019
  • This marine animal - sometimes described as a sea cow - is usually found in Florida’s shallow rivers, bays, canals, and coastal waters.
    — Fox News, 28 July 2019
  • Bright green lettuce floats along cloudy gray waters, with sea cow humps breaking the surface as state and federal biologists pitch more heads of lettuce to appease the hungry manatee mob.
    — Jim Waymer, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022

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