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Sirenians meaning
plural of sirenian
Using Sirenians
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of sirenian
- In the example corpus, sirenians often appears in combinations such as: sirenians are, and sirenians, sirenians have.
Context around Sirenians
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sirenians
- In this selection, "sirenians" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, help, living, description, control and grow stand out and add context to how "sirenians" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adaptations help sirenians control their and cetaceans and sirenians are fully. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sirenians" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sirenians
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Both cetaceans and sirenians are fully aquatic and therefore are obligate water dwellers. (13 words)
The elephants are thought to be the closest living relatives of the sirenians. (13 words)
Sirenians have been observed eating dead animals (sea gulls), but their diets are made up primarily of vegetation. (18 words)
Most species have a dorsal fin to prevent themselves from turning upside-down in the water. citation citation The flukes of sirenians are raised up and down in long strokes to move the animal forward, and can be twisted to turn. (41 words)
Description Sirenians have major aquatic adaptations : the forelimbs have modified into arms used for steering, the tail has modified into a paddle used for propulsion, and the hindlimbs (legs) are but two small remnant bones floating deep in the muscle. (40 words)
These adaptations help sirenians control their buoyancy and maintain their horizontal position in the water. citation citation Living sirenians grow between 2.5 and 4.0 meters long and can weigh up to 1,500 kg. (36 words)
Example sentences (11)
These adaptations help sirenians control their buoyancy and maintain their horizontal position in the water. citation citation Living sirenians grow between 2.5 and 4.0 meters long and can weigh up to 1,500 kg.
Both cetaceans and sirenians are fully aquatic and therefore are obligate water dwellers.
Description Sirenians have major aquatic adaptations : the forelimbs have modified into arms used for steering, the tail has modified into a paddle used for propulsion, and the hindlimbs (legs) are but two small remnant bones floating deep in the muscle.
Feeding Typical dugong feeding area in Moreton Bay Dugongs, along with other sirenians, are referred to as " sea cows " because their diet consists mainly of sea-grass.
Marine Mammal Medicine, 2001, Leslie Dierauf and Frances Gulland, CRC Press In sirenians, the lungs and diaphragm extend the entire length of the vertebral column.
Most species have a dorsal fin to prevent themselves from turning upside-down in the water. citation citation The flukes of sirenians are raised up and down in long strokes to move the animal forward, and can be twisted to turn.
Sirenians have been observed eating dead animals (sea gulls), but their diets are made up primarily of vegetation.
The cushion pads of the feet contain cartilaginous nodes and have similarities to the acoustic fat found in marine mammals like toothed whales and sirenians.
The ear ossicles are pachyosteosclerotic (dense and compact) and differently shaped from land mammals (other aquatic mammals, such as sirenians and earless seals, have also lost their pinnae).
The elephants are thought to be the closest living relatives of the sirenians.
They may also feed on fish. citation A dugong feeding on the sea-floor Sirenians are referred to as "sea cows" because their diet consists mainly of sea-grass.
Common combinations with sirenians
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: