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1. (n.) manatee
any plant-eating aquatic mammal of the genus Trichechus, of Caribbean and W Africa waters, having front flippers and a broad spoon-shaped tail.
Etymology: (1545–55; < Sp manatí < Carib; associated with L manātus having hands)
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1. (noun) manatee, Trichechus manatus
sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
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1. (noun) manatee
any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called alsosea cow
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