Associations to the word «Trichechidae»

Wiktionary

TRICHECHIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Sirenia   — the manatees.

Dictionary definition

TRICHECHIDAE, noun. Comprising only the manatees.

Wise words

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