SIRENIAN

Meaning of SIRENIAN in English

adj. & n.

--adj. of the order Sirenia of large aquatic plant-eating mammals, e.g. the manatee and dugong.

--n. any mammal of this order.

Etymology: mod.L Sirenia (as SIREN)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SIRENIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Sirenia, from Latin siren Date: 1883 any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals (as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIRENIAN — I. (ˈ)sī|rēnēən adjective Etymology: New Latin Sirenia + English -an (adjective suffix) : of or relating to the Sirenia II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIRENIAN — (n.) Any species of Sirenia.
Английский словарь Webster
SIRENIAN — ( n. ) Any species of Sirenia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIRENIAN — /suy ree"nee euhn/ , n. an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong. [ 1880-85; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIRENIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Sirenia, from Latin siren Date: 1883 : any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIRENIAN — noun any species of sirenia.
Webster English vocab
SIRENIAN — [si.re.ni.an] n [NL Sirenia, fr. L siren] (1883): any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals including the manatee, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIRENIAN — (Left) Juvenile and (right) adult female manatees (Trichechus manatus). any member of the order Sirenia, a group of large aquatic …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIRENIAN — sirenian BrE AmE saɪ ə ˈriːn i‿ən ▷ sirenian|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIRENIAN — adj. & n. --adj. of the order Sirenia of large aquatic plant-eating mammals, e.g. the manatee and dugong. --n. any …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIRENIAN — adj. & n. adj. of the order Sirenia of large aquatic plant-eating mammals, e.g. the manatee and dugong. n. any …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIRENIAN — n. Pronunciation: s ī - ' r ē -n ē - ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Sirenia, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SIRENIAN ZOOLOGY — sirenian Zoology [ sʌɪ'ri:nɪən ] ■ noun a large aquatic plant-eating mammal of the order Sirenia, which includes the manatees …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIRENIE — adj sirenian, siren, sirenical
Interlingua English vocab
STELLER'S SEA COW — noun Date: 1814 an extinct very large sirenian ( Hydrodamalis gigas ) formerly common near the Asian coast of the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANATEE — noun Etymology: Spanish manatí, probably of Carib origin; akin to Antillean Carib manattoüi ~ Date: 1555 any of a genus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUGONG — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, probably from dugung in Cebuano or a related Austronesian language of the central Philippines …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUTILATE — I. ˈmyüd. ə lˌāt, -üt ə lˌ-, usu -ād.+V adjective Etymology: Latin mutilatus, past participle 1. : mutilated 2. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA COW — noun 1. : sirenian , manatee , dugong ; especially : steller's sea cow 2. : walrus 1 3. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERMAID — ˈmər, ˈmə̄+ˌ- noun Etymology: Middle English mermaide, from mer- (I) + maide maid — more at maid 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COWFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : any of various small cetaceans (as the grampus and species of porpoises and dolphins) b. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUTILATE — (n.) A cetacean, or a sirenian.
Английский словарь Webster
MUTILATE — ( n. ) A cetacean, or a sirenian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA COW — 1. any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong. 2. Obs. the hippopotamus. [ 1605-15 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COWFISH — /kow"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) cowfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STELLER'S SEA COW — Date: 1814 : an extinct very large sirenian ( Hydrodamalis gigas ) formerly common near the Asian coast of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANATEE — noun Etymology: Spanish manatí, probably of Carib origin; akin to Antillean Carib manattoüi manatee Date: 1555 : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUGONG — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, probably from dugung in Cebuano or a related Austronesian language of the central Philippines …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUTILATE — noun a cetacean, or a sirenian. 2. mutilate ·adj deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated. 3. mutilate …
Webster English vocab
SEA COW — ■ noun a sirenian, especially a manatee.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEA COW — [sea cow] n (1613): sirenian
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Oxford English vocab

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