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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) * * * noun any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with… … Useful english dictionary
sirenian Zoology — [sʌɪ ri:nɪən] noun a large aquatic plant eating mammal of the order Sirenia, which includes the manatees and dugongs. adjective relating to sirenians. Origin from mod. L. Sirenia, from L. Siren (see siren) … English new terms dictionary
mammal — mammallike, adj. /mam euhl/, n. any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg laying monotremes, giving birth to… … Universalium
sirenian — /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] * * * ▪ mammal Introduction any of four large aquatic mammalian species now living… … Universalium
sirenian — si•re•ni•an [[t]saɪˈri ni ən[/t]] n. mam an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
aquatic mammal — noun whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals • Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal • Hyponyms: ↑cetacean, ↑cetacean mammal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea cow — noun any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle shaped tails and flipper like forelimbs and no hind limbs • Syn: ↑sirenian mammal, ↑sirenian • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic mammal • Hyponyms: ↑manatee, ↑Trichechus manatus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nanosiren — garciae Temporal range: Miocene … Wikipedia
Dugong dugon — noun sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate • Syn: ↑dugong • Hypernyms: ↑sea cow, ↑sirenian mammal, ↑sirenian • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Dugong … Useful english dictionary
Hydrodamalis gigas — noun extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea • Syn: ↑Steller s sea cow • Hypernyms: ↑sea cow, ↑sirenian mammal, ↑sirenian • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrodamalis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
