n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-n ə - ˌ t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish manatí, probably of Carib origin; akin to Antillean Carib manattoüi manatee
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
manatee