Definition of sirenian Sirenian

si•re•ni•an

We found 4 definitions of sirenian from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

sirenian - any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
  sea cow, sirenian mammal
  aquatic mammal whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
  order sirenia, sirenia an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow
  manatee, trichechus manatus sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
  dugong, dugong dugon sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
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  • sirenian (n.)
    Any species of Sirenia.

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