Hydrodamalis

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Noun1.Hydrodamalis - a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow
genus Hydrodamalis
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
Dugongidae, family Dugongidae - a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
Hydrodamalis gigas, Steller's sea cow - extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea
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Dugongs' last relatives were Stellar's sea cows (Hydrodamalis gigas), which were wiped out by hunters just 36 years after being discovered by scientists.
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Also in summer large numbers of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) were killed, along with a number of Steller's sea cows (Hydrodamalis giga) all of which helped to restore the health of many of the survivors.
ISLAND OF THE BLUE FOXES: DISASTER AND TRIUMPH ON THE WORLD'S GREATEST SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION
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