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# sea cow #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "sea cow" refers to a large sea animal that eats sea grass and other vegetation on the ocean floor.
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* A sea cow is grey with thick skin. It moves in the water by using its flippers.
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* The skins or hides of the sea cow were used by people in Bible times for making tents. These animal hides were also used in the coverings for the tabernacle.
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* It was nicknamed "sea cow" because it eats grass like a cow, but it is not similar to a cow in other ways.
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* Related animals are the "dugong" and the "manatee."
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(See also: [How to Translate Unknowns](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-unknown))
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(See also: [tabernacle](../kt/tabernacle.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Numbers 04:5-6](en/tn/num/help/04/05)
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* [Numbers 04:12-14](en/tn/num/help/04/12)
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* [Numbers 04:24-26](en/tn/num/help/04/24)
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The person who received the scroll would see the unbroken seal and know that no one had opened it. |