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Answer for the clue "Manatee or dugong ", 8 letters:
sirenian

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order ''Sirenia'', including the manatees and dugong.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs [syn: sea cow , sirenian mammal ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sirenian \Si*re"ni*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Sirenia.

Usage examples of sirenian.

Never was the virtuosity of a senior Corps diplomat more brilliantly displayed than in Ambassador Spradley's negotiation of the awkward Sirenian Question .

The articles of agreement transmitted by you embody a most favorable resolution of the difficult Sirenian situation, and will form the basis of continued amicable relations between the Terrestrial States and the Yill Empire.

Never was the virtuosity of a senior Corps diplomat more brilliantly displayed than in Ambassador Spradley's negotiation of the awkward Sirenian Question .