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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ryt·i·na n.  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.]
 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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