sirenian

sirenian
adj. & n.
—adj. of the order Sirenia of large aquatic plant-eating mammals, e.g. the manatee and dugong.
—n. any mammal of this order.
Etymology: mod.L Sirenia (as SIREN)

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noun
any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
• Syn: ↑sea cow, ↑sirenian mammal
• Hypernyms: ↑aquatic mammal
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sirenia, ↑order Sirenia

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I. \(ˈ)sī|rēnēən\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin Sirenia + English -an (adjective suffix)
: of or relating to the Sirenia
II. noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin Sirenia + English -an (n. suffix)
: a mammal of the order Sirenia

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/suy ree"nee euhn/, n.
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
[1880-85; < NL Sireni(a) (see SIREN, -IA) + -AN]

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sirēˈnian adjective
Of, relating or belonging to the Sirenia, an order of aquatic mammals now represented by the dugong and the manatee
noun
A member of this order, having paddlelike forelimbs and no hind limbs
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Main Entry: ↑siren

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Sirenian
var. Siryenian n. and a.

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