Sirenia

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Translingual

Trichechus manatus

Etymology

Named for the legendary siren, originating in Greek mythology.

Proper noun

Sirenia

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – sirenians: dugongs and manatees.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Atlantogenata – magnorder; Afrotheria – superorder; Tethytheria – mirorder

Hyponyms

(order): Dugongidae, Trichechidae – families

References

Sirenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sirenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Sirenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sirenia in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI

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