MANATEE


Meaning of MANATEE in English

[ ˌmanə'ti: , 'manəti: ]

■ noun a sea cow of tropical Atlantic coasts and estuaries, with a rounded tail flipper. [Genus Trichechus : three species.]

Origin

C16: from Sp. manati , from Carib manáti .

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