Sirenotherium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn, “Siren”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”). Named by Carlos de Paula Couto in 1967.
Proper noun
Sirenotherium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dugongidae – an extinct genus of dugong.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Sirenia - order; Dugongidae - family