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manatee

/ˈmæn.əˌtiː/

manatee noun: a mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their flippers, found in tropical regions.

manatee: a mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their...
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Noun

manatee (plural manatees or manatee)

  1. A mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their flippers, found in tropical regions.
    • The ecological importance of the manatee is clear; scientists have demonstrated the dependancy^([sic]) of all components of an ecosystem on one another […]1988 September, Tampa Bay Magazine, numbers Sept–Oct, page 60
    Synonyms:
    lamantin

manatee meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog

manatee in Hindi

any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae
मैनाटी maināṭī

manatee in Tamil

any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae
கடற்பசு kaṭaṟpacu

manatee in Bengali

বৃহদাকার শুশুকবিশেষ

manatee in Tagalog

any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae
manati
More languagesFewer languages
manatee in Arabic
خَرُوف البَحْر ḵarūf al-baḥr
manatee in Malay
manati, lembu laut
manatee in Indonesian
lembu laut
manatee in Thai
แมนนาที mɛɛn-naa-tîi
manatee in Vietnamese
lợn biển

Synonyms of manatee

Forms of manatee

pluralmanatees
pluralmanatee

Plural of manatee: manatees or manatee

Origin of manatee

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.

Words formed from manatee

Questions about manatee

What does manatee mean?
Manatee means a mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their flippers, found in tropical regions.
What is manatee in Hindi?
Manatee in Hindi is मैनाटी (maināṭī). See Manatee meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is manatee?
Manatee is a noun.
How do you pronounce manatee?
Manatee is pronounced /ˈmæn.əˌtiː/ (UK).
What is the plural of manatee?
The plural of manatee is manatees.

Words near manatee in the dictionary

  1. Manassite
  2. Manassites
  3. Manasyan
  4. Manasyans
  5. manat
  6. manatee
  7. Manatee County
  8. manatee grass
  9. manatees
  10. manati
  11. manation

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: manatee (page history and authors); manatee (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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