/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005