HyperDic: order_sirenia

English > 1 sense of the expression order Sirenia:
NOUNanimalorder Sirenia, Sireniaan animal order including
English > order Sirenia: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAn animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow.
SynonymSirenia
Member ofEutheria, subclass EutheriaAll mammals except monotremes and marsupials
MembersDugongidae, family DugongidaeA family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
Trichechidae, family TrichechidaeComprising only the manatees
sea cow, sirenian mammal, sirenianAny of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishsirénidos, sirenios
CatalanSirenia, sirenis

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