sea cow, sirenian, sirenian mammal - any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs

genus Hydrodamalis, Hydrodamalis - a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow

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Dugongidae Eutheria family Dugongidae family Trichechidae genus Dugong genus Hydrodamalis Hydrodamalis Hydrodamalis gigas mammal family order Sirenia Rytina sea cow Sirenia sirenian sirenian mammal steller subclass Eutheria Trichechidae			Georg Steller predated Lewis and Clark and John Muir and made some amazing discoveries--so it's surprising to note this provides some of rare insights on the man and his legacy--including the only scientific account of the Steller's sea cow before it became extinct. Steller's Island by California Bookwatch Ranging from the 10 tonne Steller's sea cow to the tiny Bavarian pine-vole, Peter Schouten's beautiful and detailed illustrations combine with Tim Flannery's informative text to document the inhabitants of a lost world -- a loss which Flannery contends is a direct result of human habitation. Ideas in print by Habitat Australia The best known case is the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), which was discovered in 1741 and extirpated by 1768. Marine mammal biodiversity by Brownell, Robert L., Jr.; Ralls, Katherine; Perrin, William F. / Oceanus			Steinway Stela stele Stelene stelis stell Stella stellar stellar evolution stellar guidance stellar parallax stellar wind Stellar's sea eagle stellarator Stellaria Stellaria holostea Stellaria media stellate stellate venule Stellation Stelled steller Steller sea lion Steller's eider Steller's jay Steller's sea cow Steller's sea lion Stellerid Stellerida Stelleridan stelliferous stelliform stellify Stellion Stellionate Stellite stellular Stellulate Stelmatopoda stelography stem stem blight stem canker stem cell stem christie stem ginger Stem leaf stem lettuce stem parallel stem reptile stem rust			stellated stellated stellately stellately Stellation Stelle Stelle stellectomy Stelled Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Fly Fishing Association Stellenbosch Food Science Students Association Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study Stellenbosch Wireless User Group Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch, Western Cape Stellent Site Studio Stellent Universal Content Management Stellent, Inc. Steller Steller Steller jay Steller sea lion Steller sea lion Steller Sea Lion Research Initiative Steller sea-lion Steller's edier Steller's eider Steller's jay Steller's sea cow Steller's sea cows Steller's sea cows Steller's Sea Eagle Steller's sea lion Steller's sea lion Steller's Sea Lions Steller's Sealion Steller, Georg Wilhelm Steller, Georg Wilhelm Stellera Stellerid Stellerida Stelleridan Stelleroidea Stellers sea cow Stellers sea cow Stelliferous stelliform stelliform stelliform Stellify Stellinga, Uprising of the Stellion Stellionate Stellionate Stellite Stellite Stellite stellula stellular

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