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Webster 1913 Edition
manatee
manˊa-tee′
,Noun.
[Sp.
manatí
, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. Lamantin
.] (Zool.)
Any species of
Trichechus
, a genus of sirenians; – called also sea cow
. [Written also
manaty
, manati
.] ☞ One species (
Trichechus Senegalensis
) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (Trichechus Americanus
) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (Trichechus latirostris
) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of Trichechus Americanus
. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It was hunted for its oil and flesh, and every species is now an endangered species
. Definition 2024
manatee
manatee
English
Trichechus manatus
Noun
manatee (plural manatees or manatee)
- Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
- There are no manatees in Armenia.
- A gray colour, like that of a manatee.
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manatee colour:
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Synonyms
Translations
any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae
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