MANATEE


Meaning of MANATEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-nə-ˌtē ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.