Plural of manatee
regular plural
The plural of manatee is manatees or manatee.
Forms of manatee
| Singular | manatee /ˈmæn.əˌtiː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | manatees manatee /ˈmæn.əˌtiː/ |
| Countable | countable |
Manatees in a sentence
- The Dugong is easily distinguished from the manatees by its fluked, dolphin-like tail.From the entry fluked
- Elephants and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts. Most mammals are diphyodonts, replacing their teeth only once in their lives.From the entry polyphyodont
- Snow is probably not in the ontology of a manatee, but outboard-motor propellers may well be, along with seaweed and fish and other manatees.2017, Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back, →ISBN. From the entry ontology
Meaning of manatee
- noun A mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their flippers, found in tropical regions.
Questions about the plural of manatee
- What is the plural of manatee?
- The plural of manatee is manatees or manatee.
- Is manatee countable?
- Manatee is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: manatee (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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