Organisms

Sirenia

An order of heavy-bodied, slow-moving, completely aquatic, herbivorous mammals. The body is fusiform, plump, and hairless, except for bristles on the snout. Hindlimbs are absent, the forelimbs are modified to flippers, and the tail is a horizontal fluke. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)

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An order of heavy-bodied, slow-moving, completely aquatic, herbivorous mammals. The body is fusiform, plump, and hairless, except for bristles on the snout. Hindlimbs are absent, the forelimbs are modified to flippers, and the tail is a horizontal fluke. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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1999; 1963-1997; use MAMMALS 1998; use SIRENIA 1963-1967

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  • Mammals (1966-1998)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Sirenia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020453. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020453
  2. Sirenia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirenia
  3. Sirenia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25431