manatee

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: mănʹə-tēˊ, IPA(key): /ˈmæn.əˌtiː/ Rhymes: -ænəti === Noun === manatee (plural manatees or manatee) A mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their flippers, found in tropical regions. Synonym: lamantin (archaic) Hypernyms: sea cow, sirenian < marine mammal < mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature Coordinate terms: (fellow sirenian) dugong; (fellow marine mammals) dolphin, whale, walrus, seal ==== Derived terms ==== Manatee County ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: マナティー (manatī) → Korean: 매너티 (maeneoti) → Welsh: manatî ==== Translations ==== === See also === manatee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia dugong mermaid sea cow siren === Anagrams === emanate, enemata