Associations to the word «Sirenian»

Wiktionary

SIRENIAN, noun. (zoology) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order Sirenia, including the manatees and dugong.

Dictionary definition

SIRENIAN, noun. Any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs.

Wise words

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