Category:Rytina

Ryt"i*na, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.]

Note: * 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.