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Webster 1913 Edition
Rytina
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Ryt′i-na
(rĭt′ĭ-nȧ)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ῥυτίσ
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
.] ☞ 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.