sirenian
English edit
Etymology edit
From the scientific name, translingual Sirenia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sirenian (plural sirenians)
- (zoology) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order Sirenia, including the manatees and dugong.
- 2011 September 22, Richard Shelton, “Sheep, pig, whale”, in Times Literary Supplement:
- The cetaceans (whales and dolphins) together with the sirenians (sea cows and manatees) are the sea mammals best-adapted to the seas of today, but it is the cetaceans that have most engaged the attention of mankind as both prey and fellow sentient being.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “sirenian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French sirénien.
Noun edit
sirenian m (plural sirenieni)
Declension edit
Declension of sirenian
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sirenian | sirenianul | (niște) sirenieni | sirenienii |
genitive/dative | (unui) sirenian | sirenianului | (unor) sirenieni | sirenienilor |
vocative | sirenianule | sirenienilor |