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rytina |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rytina \Ryt"i*na\, n. [NL., fr Gr "ryti`s a wrinkle.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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