Hydrodamalis gigas

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Noun1.Hydrodamalis gigas - extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea
Steller's sea cow
sea cow, sirenian, sirenian mammal - any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
genus Hydrodamalis, Hydrodamalis - a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow
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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.
Swimming with 'mermaids'
The best known case is the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), which was discovered in 1741 and extirpated by 1768.
Marine mammal biodiversity
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