Sirenianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the scientific name, translingual Sirenia.

発音

• IPA: /saɪˈɹiːniən/, /sʌɪˈɹiːnɪən/

名詞

sirenian (plural sirenians)

1. (zoology) A marine mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong, characterized by large forelimbs with no hind limbs.

   Synonym: sea cow

   • 2011 September 22, Richard Shelton, “Sheep, pig, whale”, in Times Literary Supplement:

     The cetaceans (whales and dolphins) together with the sirenians (sea cows and manatees) are the sea mammals best-adapted to the seas of today, but it is the cetaceans that have most engaged the attention of mankind as both prey and fellow sentient being.

   Hypernyms: marine mammal < mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature

   Hyponyms: manatee, dugongid, dugong, Steller's sea cow (extinct)

   Coordinate terms: (fellow marine mammals) seal, walrus, pinniped, otter, dolphin, porpoise, whale

Further reading

• “sirenian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• arsinine