- family Trichechidae
- nouncomprising only the manatees• Syn: ↑Trichechidae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family• Member Holonyms: ↑Sirenia, ↑order Sirenia• Member Meronyms: ↑Trichechus, ↑genus Trichecus
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family Trichechidae
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Trichechidae — noun comprising only the manatees • Syn: ↑family Trichechidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sirenia, ↑order Sirenia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Sirenia — Taxobox name = Sirenia fossil range = Early Eocene Recent image width = 200px image caption = West Indian Manatees ( Trichechus manatus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria superordo = Afrotheria ordo … Wikipedia
Manatee — For other uses, see Manatee (disambiguation). Manatees Antillean manatee Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Trichechus — noun type and sole genus of the Trichechidae • Syn: ↑genus Trichecus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Trichechidae, ↑family Trichechidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Mammals of New England — New England states are indicated in red. There are 7 orders, 17 families, 40 genera, and 60 species represented among the Mammals of New England. If extirpated, coastal, introduced, and accidental species are included these numbers increase to 8… … Wikipedia
manatee — /man euh tee , man euh tee /, n. any of several plant eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon shaped tail: all species are endangered. [1545 … 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
genus Trichecus — noun type and sole genus of the Trichechidae • Syn: ↑Trichechus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Trichechidae, ↑family Trichechidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
