sirenian
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sʌɪˈɹiːnɪən/
Noun
sirenian (plural sirenians)
- (zoology) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order Sirenia, including the manatees and 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.
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Further reading
- sirenian at OneLook Dictionary Search
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Declension
Declension of sirenian
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) sirenian | sirenianul | (niște) sirenieni | sirenienii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) sirenian | sirenianului | (unor) sirenieni | sirenienilor |
| vocative | sirenianule | sirenienilor | ||
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