sirenian

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From the scientific name, translingual Sirenia.

Synonyms

sea cow, sirenian mammal

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