Synonym for rytina ... <zoology> A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri). ... Synonym: Steller's sea cow. ... Alternative forms: Rhytina. ... It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at Behring's Island, near Behring's Straits. It was twenty-five feet or more in leng... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
The Rhytina are a genus of mammals, closely allied to the manatee and dugong. The Rhytina were discovered in 1741 on an island in the Berring Straits. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BR.HTM