sirenian

[ sahy-ree-nee-uh n ]

/ saɪˈri ni ən /

noun

an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.

Nearby words

sirdar, sire, siree, siren, sirena, sirenian, sirenic, sirenomelia, sirens, sirenum, siret

Origin of sirenian

1880–85; < New Latin Sireni(a) (see siren, -ia) + -an

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Examples from the Web for sirenian

Why was it so difficult to abandon the Sirenian creakings of this chair?
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British Dictionary definitions for sirenian

sirenian

/ (saɪˈriːnɪən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Sirenia, an order of aquatic herbivorous placental mammals having forelimbs modified as paddles, no hind limbs, and a horizontally flattened tail: contains only the dugong and manatees

noun

any animal belonging to the order Sirenia; a sea cow

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