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单词 Sirenia
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Definition of Sirenia in English:

Sirenia

plural nounsʌɪˈriːnɪəsīˈrēnēə
Zoology
  • An order of large aquatic plant-eating mammals that includes the manatees and dugong. They live chiefly in tropical coastal waters and are distinguished by paddle-like forelimbs and a tail flipper replacing hindlimbs.

    Order Sirenia: two families and four living species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Belonging to the order Sirenia, dugongs are believed to have given rise to the mermaid myth.
    • Dugongs belong to the mammalian order Sirenia and are popularly known as sea-cows.
    • Marine mammals are divided into three orders: Carnivora, Sirenia and Cetacea.

Origin

Modern Latin (see siren).

 
 

Definition of Sirenia in US English:

Sirenia

plural nounsīˈrēnēə
Zoology
  • An order of large aquatic plant-eating mammals that includes the manatees and dugong. They live chiefly in tropical coastal waters and are distinguished by paddle-like forelimbs and a tail flipper replacing hind limbs.

    Order Sirenia: two families and four living species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Marine mammals are divided into three orders: Carnivora, Sirenia and Cetacea.
    • Dugongs belong to the mammalian order Sirenia and are popularly known as sea-cows.
    • Belonging to the order Sirenia, dugongs are believed to have given rise to the mermaid myth.

Origin

Modern Latin (see siren).

 
 
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