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sirenian

si·re·nian

UK/saɪˈɹiːniən/ US/sʌɪˈɹiːnɪən/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From the scientific name, translingual Sirenia.

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