| 单词 | Sirenia |
| 例句 | Dugongs belong to the Sirenia, an order of aquatic mammals sometimes known as "sea cows". Biodiversity: 'Magical marine species' pushed to extinction 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Dugongs belong to the Sirenia, a biological order that includes the dugong and three extant species of manatees. A ‘Sea Cow’ That Evoked Mermaids Is Extinct in Chinese Waters, Study Finds 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The dugong, one of four species of sea cow in the order Sirenia, live throughout shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific. Sea Cow Baby Boom Is Good News for Great Barrier Reef 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Rhytina, ri-tī′na, n. a genus of Sirenia, akin to the dugong and the manatee, once plentiful in the northern Pacific. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z The manga belongs to the small but singular group of animals classed as Sirenia. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z The Sirenia, which includes certain large herbivorous 264 marine mammals of wide distribution, are represented on the borders of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea by the manatee. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z DUGONG, one of the two existing generic representatives of the Sirenia, or herbivorous aquatic mammals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The Cetacea and Sirenia are examples of creatures organized for a completely aquatic life—for never coming to land. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 A herbivorous aquatic animal of the order Sirenia, found in the West Indies and South American rivers. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The former thus constitute the order Sirenia, while the latter belong to the Cetacea. On the Genesis of Species The narial aperture is thus pushed up, and is short, with an upward direction, as in the Cetacea and Sirenia, with whom the Proboscidea have certain affinities. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon In fact, the earlier forms of manatee were called Sirenia, and were considered to be the origin of the belief in mermaids. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida The order Sirenia contains but two existing genera. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 As regards the latter question, I have little doubt that the Sirenia connect the Ungulata with the Proboscidea; and none, that the Cetacea are extremely modified Carnivora. Critiques and Addresses Hence the scientific title "Sirenia" for the family to which the dugong belongs. Confessions of a Beachcomber These were manatees, which belong to the order Sirenia, like the dugong and Steller's sea cow. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea But I am surprised to find the Sirenia left in one group with the Cetacea, and the Plesiosauria with the Ichthyosauria; the ordinal distinctness of these having, to my mind, been long since fully established. Critiques and Addresses That word "siren" put me back on track, and I realized that the animal belonged to the order Sirenia: marine creatures that legends have turned into mermaids, half woman, half fish. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
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