MANATEE


Meaning of MANATEE in English

/ ˈmænətiː; NAmE / noun

a large water animal with front legs and a strong tail but no back legs, that lives in America and Africa

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Spanish manati , from Carib manáti .

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