Meaning of SIRENIAN
| Pronunciation: | | sI'reeneeun
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs |
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| | Synonyms: | | sea cow, sirenian mammal |
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| | See Also: | | aquatic mammal, dugong, Dugong dugon, Hydrodamalis gigas, manatee, order Sirenia, Sirenia, Steller's sea cow, Trichechus manatus | |
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| | Definition: | | \Si*re"ni*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of Sirenia.
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