||Ryt"i*na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
"ryti`s a wrinkle.] (Zoöl.) A genus of
large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee,
including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also
Steller's sea cow. [Written also Rhytina.]
&fist; It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at Behring's
Island, near Behring'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.
||Ryt"i*na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
"ryti`s a wrinkle.] (Zoöl.) A genus of
large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee,
including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also
Steller's sea cow. [Written also Rhytina.]
&fist; It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at Behring's
Island, near Behring'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.