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[man-uh-tee, man-uh-tee] 
–noun
| any of several plant-eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon-shaped tail: all species are endangered. |
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1545–55; < Sp manatí < Carib, but associated with L manātus provided with hands
1545–55; < Sp manatí < Carib, but associated with L manātus provided with hands
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| man·a·tee (mān'ə-tē') n. Any of various herbivorous aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, having paddlelike front flippers and a horizontally flattened tail and found in warm coastal waters of Florida, northern South America, West Africa, and the Caribbean. [Spanish manatí, from Cariban manati·.] |
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Manatee
Man`a*tee"\, n. [Sp. manat['i], from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Lamantin.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called alsosea cow. [Written also manaty, manati.] Note: One species (Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (T. Americanus) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (T. latirostris) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of T. Americanus. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It is hunted for its oil and flesh.
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manatee
1555, from Sp. manati (1535), from Carib manati "breast, udder." Often associated with L. manatus "having hands," because the flippers resemble hands.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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