Sirenia vs Sirenian - What's the difference?
sirenia | sirenian |
As a proper noun sirenia is . As a noun sirenian is (zoology) any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order sirenia , including the manatees and dugong.
sirenia Not English Sirenia has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'sirenia':shawarma, shoehorn, screen, shoarma, shwarma, serein, saurian, scrawn, squireen, sarwan, seriema, showrun, shaurma, shawirma, skreen, soorma, sorehon, shearn, seroon, seroma
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sirenian English
Noun
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(zoology) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order Sirenia , including the manatees and dugong.
*2011 , Richard Shelton, "Sheep, pig, whale", Times Literary Supplement , 22 Sep 2011:
*: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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