Defn: To beget; to procreate; — used of beasts, and especially of stallions.
SIREDON
Si*re"don, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larval form of any salamander while it still has external gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl (Amblystoma Mexicanum), sometimes lay eggs while in this larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose their gills and become normal salamanders. See also Axolotl.
SIREN
Si"ren, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. sirène.]
1. (Class. Myth.)
Defn: One of three sea nymphs, — or, according to some writers, of two, — said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. Pope.
2. An enticing, dangerous woman. Shak.
3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. W. Irving.
4. A mermaid. [Obs.] Shak.
5. (Zoöl.)