—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
• Hyponyms: ↑manatee, ↑Trichechus manatus, ↑dugong, ↑Dugong dugon, ↑Steller's sea cow, ↑Hydrodamalis gigas
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sirenia, ↑order Sirenia
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I. \(ˈ)sī|rēnēən\ adjective : of or relating to the Sirenia
II. noun
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: 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.
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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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SirenianUseful english dictionary. 2012.