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manatee
(maŋəti)
Word forms: manatees
countable noun
A manatee is a mammal which lives in the sea and looks like a small whale with a broad, flat tail.
manatee in British English
(ˈmænəˌtiː, ˌmænəˈtiː)
noun
any sirenian mammal of the genus Trichechus, occurring in tropical coastal waters of America, the Caribbean, and Africa: family Trichechidae. They resemble whales and have a prehensile upper lip and a broad flattened tail
Derived forms
manatoid (ˈmanaˌtoid) adjective
Word origin
C16: via Spanish from Carib Manattouīmanatee in American English
(ˈmænəˌti; ˌ mænəˈti)
noun
any of a family (Trichechidae) of sirenians living in shallow tropical waters near the coasts of North and South America and W Africa; sea cow
Word origin
Sp manatí < native (Carib) nameImage ofmanatee
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