ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hydro- +ˈdamələ̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hydr- + Greek damalis heifer; akin to Greek damalēs young bull — more at dama
: a genus of aquatic mammals that includes only the Steller's sea cow and is now usually placed in the family Dugongidae but was formerly made type of a separate family