noun Etymology: Spanish manatí, probably of Carib origin; akin to Antillean Carib manattoüi ~ Date: 1555 any of a genus ( Trichechus of the family Trichechidae) of chiefly tropical aquatic sirenian mammals that differ from the related dugong especially in having the tail rounded
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Meaning of MANATEE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012