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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.
Origin:
1545–55; < Spanish manatí < Carib, but associated with Latin manātus provided with hands
1545–55; < Spanish manatí < Carib, but associated with Latin manātus provided with hands
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Word Origin & History
manatee
1550s, from Sp. manati (1535), from Carib manati "breast, udder." Often associated with L. manatus "having hands," because the flippers resemble hands.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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