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Meanings of sirenia in English

Portuguese
sirenia
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sirenis

An animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow.

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        Examples for "order Sirenia"
        Examples for "order Sirenia"
        1
        These were manatees, which belong to the order Sirenia, like the dugong and Steller's sea cow.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        Usage of sirenia in English
        1
        The scientific name for the order of dugongs is Sirenia.
        The new yorker
        2
        Hence the scientific title "Sirenia" for the family to which the dugong belongs.
        The Confessions of a Beachcomber
        3
        These were manatees, which belong to the order Sirenia, like the dugong and Steller's sea cow.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        4
        In the Sirenia the stomach is divided by a constriction into a cardiac and a pyloric portion, and the latter has a pair of caeca.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        Translations for sirenia
        Portuguese
        sirenia
        Catalan
        sirenis
        Sirenia through the time