southern manatee
now rare
noun
The West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
- back-stabbing
- backstage
- backstairs
- backstamp
- back station
- backstay
- backstitch
- backstop
- backstory
- back straight
- backstreet
- backstretch
- backstroke
- backstroker
- backswept
- backswimmer
- backswing
- backsword
- back talk
- backtalking
- back the wrong horse
- back-to-back
- back to front
- back-to-nature
- back to (or at) square one