American
[sahy-ree -nee-uh n]
/ saɪˈri ni ən /
noun
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
sirenian
British
/ 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
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noun
any animal belonging to the order Sirenia; a sea cow
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
1880–85; < New Latin Sireni ( a ) ( see siren , -ia ) + -an
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Theirs should be sirenian moons and dawns, and life would be this dream's perfect fulfilment.
From
Plashers Mead
A Novel
by MacKenzie, Compton
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