sirenian

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/saɪˈɹiːniən//sʌɪˈɹiːnɪən/

noun

A marine mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong, characterized by large forelimbs with no hind limbs.

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sea cowsirenian mammal
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Meanings

nounsirenian (plural sirenians)

plural sirenians

  1. biologyA marine mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong, characterized by large forelimbs with no hind limbs.

    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.

    2011 September 22, Richard Shelton, “Sheep, pig, whale”, in Times Literary Supplement

    Synonyms: sea cow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA marine mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong, characterized by large forelimbs with no hind limbs.

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sea cow

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs

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sea cowsirenian mammal
Broader
aquatic mammal
Also see
sea cowsiren

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualSirenia
  2. Englishsirenian

From the scientific name, translingual Sirenia.

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Translations

Bulgarian ламантин
  • ламантин (lamantin)marine mammal of the order Sirenia
Czech ochechule
  • ochechulemarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Finnish sireenieläin, merilehmä
  • sireenieläinmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
  • merilehmämarine mammal of the order Sirenia
French sirénien
  • sirénienmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
German Seekuh
  • Seekuhmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Hebrew פָּרַת יָם, תַּחַשׁ
  • פָּרַת יָם (parát yam)marine mammal of the order Sirenia
  • תַּחַשׁ (táḥash)marine mammal of the order Sirenia
Hungarian tengeritehén
  • tengeritehénmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Polish krowa morska, syrena
  • krowa morskamarine mammal of the order Sirenia
  • syrenamarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Romanian sirenian, lamantin
  • sirenianmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
  • lamantinmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Russian морска́я коро́ва
  • морска́я коро́ва (morskája koróva)marine mammal of the order Sirenia
Spanish sirenio
  • sireniomarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Swedish sirendjur, sjöko
  • sirendjurmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
  • sjökomarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Tagalog duyong
  • duyongmarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Turkish denizineği
  • denizineğimarine mammal of the order Sirenia
Welsh morfuwch
  • morfuwchmarine mammal of the order Sirenia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sirenian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sirenian

MLA

“sirenian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sirenian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sirenian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sirenian.

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