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stellerine (gcide) | Rytina \Ryt"i*na\ (r[i^]t"[i^]*n[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s
a wrinkle.] (Zool.)
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong
and manatee, including but one species (Rytina Stelleri);
-- called also Steller's sea cow, stellerine and
steller. [Written also Rhytina.]
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Note: It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at
Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was
twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick,
blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for
their oil and flesh.
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stellerine (gcide) | steller \stel"ler\, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German
naturalist.] (Zool.)
The rytina; -- called also stellerine and {Steller's sea
cow}. See rytina.
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stellerine (gcide) | Steller's sea cow \Stel"ler's sea" cow`\, prop. n. [After Geo.
W. Steller, a German naturalist.] (Zool.)
The rytina; -- called also stellerine and steller. See
rytina.
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