manatee
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish manatí, from a Cariban-language term meaning ‘breast’, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *manatɨ; compare Kari'na manaty, Trió manatï, Apalaí manaty, Akawaio manatï, Pemon manatü, Macushi manatî.
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manatee (plural manatees or manatee)
- Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
- 1988, Tampa Bay Magazine (Sept–Oct 1988, page 60)
- The ecological importance of the manatee is clear; scientists have demonstrated the dependancy[sic] of all components of an ecosystem on one another . . .
- 1988, Tampa Bay Magazine (Sept–Oct 1988, page 60)
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any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae
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