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单词 sirenian
释义

sirenian

[ sahy-ree-nee-uhn ]
/ saɪˈri ni ən /

noun

an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.

Origin of sirenian

1880–85; <New Latin Sireni(a) (see siren, -ia) + -an

Words nearby sirenian

Siraj-ud-daula, sirdar, sire, siren, Sirena, sirenian, sirenic, sirenomelia, Sirens, Siret, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Example sentences from the Web for sirenian

  • Why was it so difficult to abandon the Sirenian creakings of this chair?

    Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
  • Theirs should be sirenian moons and dawns, and life would be this dream's perfect fulfilment.

    Guy and Pauline|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for sirenian

sirenian
/ (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

noun

any animal belonging to the order Sirenia; a sea cow
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