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Trichechidae

noun

comprising only the manatees

• Syn: ↑family Trichechidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sirenia, ↑order Sirenia

• Member Meronyms: ↑Trichechus, ↑genus Trichecus

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I. \\trə̇ˈkekəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Trichechus, type genus + -idae

: a family of aquatic mammals consisting of the manatees

II.

Etymology: New Latin, from Trichechus + -idae

synonym of odobenidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.