sea-cow

• “Shaunti Feldhahn née Reidinger, the aforementioned "whiny sea-cow," was a friend of mine in college.”

  Anyone from Atlanta in the house?

• “That's a manatee -- a sea-cow, some folks call 'em!" answered the ragged youth, as he poled his boat toward them, towing the _Gem_.”

  The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South

• “Though perhaps we may meet with a sea-cow," suggested Betty, as she looked for a pleasant place whereon to go ashore for lunch.”

  The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South

• “As regards provisions, they had little to fear; they could rely upon falling in with a boobie or sea-cow occasionally, and fresh fish were to be had at any time.”

  Willis the Pilot

• “Further on is what is called a sea-cow, a great fat beast weighing an enormous amount, which floated in the sea.”

  The Children's Book of London

• “Squier and Davis, who first figured it, supposed it to represent a manatee, or sea-cow.”

  The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races

• “It contains a sea-cow, which measures fourteen inches from the tip of its tail to the nose.”

  Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly

• “Its impetuous force makes it dangerous to unwary crafts; and, to add to its recognizable characteristics, in its pure waters is to be found the sea-cow -- found there and in Manatee Bay and Spring alone.”

  Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873

• “Silver Spring in Marion county tosses out three hundred million gallons per day; Manatee Spring discharges a less volume, but is noted for the presence of the sea-cow (_Trichecus muriatus_); Santa Fé, Econfinna, Chipola and Oscilla are rivers which, like classic Acheron, descend and disappear with a full head -- lost rivers, as they are aptly named.”

  Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873

• “When Frode came up she took the shape of a sea-cow, and seemed to be straying and grazing about the shore; and she also made her sons look like calves of smaller size.”

  The Danish History, Books I-IX

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