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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessirenio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /siˈɾe.njo/
"El manatí es un mamífero sirenio."
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Any of an order (Sirenia) of large, herbivorous, aquatic placental mammals that includes the manatees and dugongs.
"Biologists observed a lone sirenian grazing peacefully on seagrass in the shallow coastal waters."
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Relating to or characteristic of the order Sirenia.
"The fossil record provides crucial insights into the evolutionary history of sirenian anatomy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin Sirenia (the order name), based on Greek Seirēn (meaning 'siren', mythical sea-nymphs whose enchanting songs lured sailors) combined with the suffix -ian. The order was named due to the historical association of these marine mammals with sirens or mermaids by early sailors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sirenian" is said worldwide
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sirénien
Transliteration: /si.ʁe.njɛ̃/
"Le dugong est un mammifère sirénien."
Sirene
Transliteration: /ziˈʁeːnə/
"Die Seekühe gehören zur Ordnung der Sirenen."
sirenio
Transliteration: /siˈrɛ.njo/
"Il dugongo è un tipico sirenio."
sirenio
Transliteration: /siˈɾe.njo/
"El manatí es un mamífero sirenio."
sirênio
Transliteration: /siˈɾẽ.niu/
"O peixe-boi é um mamífero sirênio."
साइरेनियाई
Transliteration: saireniyai
"साइरेनियाई स्तनधारी मुख्य रूप से शाकाहारी होते हैं।"
海牛目动物
Transliteration: hǎi niú mù dòng wù
"海牛是一种珍贵的海洋海牛目动物。"
해우류
Transliteration: hae-u-ryu
"듀공은 해우류에 속하는 포유동물이다."
海牛類
Transliteration: kaigyūrui
"ジュゴンは海牛類に属する草食性の哺乳類です。"
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