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Sirenia
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Translingual
thumb|right|250px|Trichechus manatus species
Etymology
Named for the legendary siren, originating in Greek mythology.
Proper noun
order class Mammalia sirenians
Hypernyms
order ; Theria subclass – subclass; Eutheria infraclass/Placentalia – infraclass; Atlantogenata magnorder – magnorder; Afrotheria superorder – superorder; Paenungulata grandorder grandorder; Tethytheria mirorder – mirorder
Hyponyms
order Dugongidae family (dugongs), Trichechidae family (manatees) – extant families
References
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mul Dugongs and manatees