sirenian
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the scientific name, translingual Sirenia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sirenian (plural sirenians)
- (zoology) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals of the order Sirenia, a manatee or a dugong.
- 2011 September 22, Richard Shelton, “Sheep, pig, whale”, in Times Literary Supplement:
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sirenian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French sirénien.
Noun
[edit]sirenian m (plural sirenieni)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | sirenian | sirenianul | sirenieni | sirenienii | |
| genitive-dative | sirenian | sirenianului | sirenieni | sirenienilor | |
| vocative | sirenianule | sirenienilor | |||
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