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Etymology edit

From the scientific name, translingual Sirenia.

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sirenian (plural sirenians)

  1. (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.

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Further reading edit

  • sirenian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French sirénien.

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sirenian m (plural sirenieni)

  1. sirenian

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