sireniann.adj.¹

Brit.

/sʌɪˈriːnɪən/, U.S.

/saɪˈriniən/

Etymology: < modern Latin Sirenia, < Latin Sīrēn siren n.

Zoology.

A. n.

Any member of the order Sirenia of fish-like aquatic mammals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Placentalia > [noun] > order Sirenia

sea-bulla1400

mermaida1544

sea-cow1613

sea-ape1755

sirenian1883

trichechodont1887

1883 Science 1 346/1 The discovery of a new fossil sirenian in South Carolina.

1884 F. W. True in G.B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 114 The Sirenians or Sea-Cows.

1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 567 The existing Sirenians resemble the Cetaceans in having their fore-limbs converted into flippers.

B. adj.¹

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of the order Sirenia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Placentalia > [adjective] > of order Sirenia

trichechodont1887

manatine1890

manatoid1890

sirenian1891

1891 in Cent. Dict.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† sirenianadj.²

Forms: Also syrenian.

Etymology: < siren n. + -ian suffix.

Obsolete.

1. Of or characteristic of a siren; alluring, seductive, deceitful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > seducing

inveiglingc1572

seducing?1574

sireneal1592

sirenian1600

inveigleda1610

lenocinant1664

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective]

insidious1545

trapping1548

masking1567

snaringa1586

entrapping1588

sirenian1600

catching1603

set1603

snarefula1618

insidiary1625

entanglinga1627

ensnaring1630

implicatory1642

trepanning1670

webby1768

spidery1825

catchy1874

trappy1882

tanglefoot1893

1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C7 To her Syrenian song, the Knight gaue eare.

1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix i. Ep. Ded. So desperately infatuated with their Syrenian enchantments.

1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) viii. cxxxiv. 113 No wanton Dress, no Tongues Sirenian Grace.

2. Inhabited or frequented by alluring women.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > frequented by alluring women

sirenian1659

1659 J. Howell Ital. Prov. Let. Ital. Prov. sig. A3^v, in Παροιμιογραϕια In that Syrenian Citty [Naples] 'tis found that one hair of a woman can draw more then a hundred yoaks of Oxen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	sirenian
释义	sireniann.adj.¹ Brit. /sʌɪˈriːnɪən/, U.S. /saɪˈriniən/ Etymology: < modern Latin Sirenia, < Latin Sīrēn siren n. Zoology. A. n. Any member of the order Sirenia of fish-like aquatic mammals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Placentalia > [noun] > order Sirenia sea-bulla1400 mermaida1544 sea-cow1613 sea-ape1755 sirenian1883 trichechodont1887 1883 Science 1 346/1 The discovery of a new fossil sirenian in South Carolina. 1884 F. W. True in G.B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 114 The Sirenians or Sea-Cows. 1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 567 The existing Sirenians resemble the Cetaceans in having their fore-limbs converted into flippers. B. adj.¹ Pertaining to or having the characteristics of the order Sirenia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Placentalia > [adjective] > of order Sirenia trichechodont1887 manatine1890 manatoid1890 sirenian1891 1891 in Cent. Dict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † sirenianadj.² Forms: Also syrenian. Etymology: < siren n. + -ian suffix. Obsolete. 1. Of or characteristic of a siren; alluring, seductive, deceitful. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > seducing inveiglingc1572 seducing?1574 sireneal1592 sirenian1600 inveigleda1610 lenocinant1664 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective] insidious1545 trapping1548 masking1567 snaringa1586 entrapping1588 sirenian1600 catching1603 set1603 snarefula1618 insidiary1625 entanglinga1627 ensnaring1630 implicatory1642 trepanning1670 webby1768 spidery1825 catchy1874 trappy1882 tanglefoot1893 1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C7 To her Syrenian song, the Knight gaue eare. 1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix i. Ep. Ded. So desperately infatuated with their Syrenian enchantments. 1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) viii. cxxxiv. 113 No wanton Dress, no Tongues Sirenian Grace. 2. Inhabited or frequented by alluring women. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > frequented by alluring women sirenian1659 1659 J. Howell Ital. Prov. Let. Ital. Prov. sig. A3^v, in Παροιμιογραϕια In that Syrenian Citty [Naples] 'tis found that one hair of a woman can draw more then a hundred yoaks of Oxen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.adj.¹1883adj.²1600
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