Manatee

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

Spanish manatí , from a Carib language.

Pronunciation

IPA	SAMPA	AHD
/ˈmænə%ti/	/"m{n@%ti/	mănʹə-tēˊ

• Rhymes: -ænəti

Noun

manatee (plural: manatees )

1. a plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.

Synonyms

• sea cow

Translations

• Carib: jarawa
• Dutch: zeekoe f, lamantijn
• Esperanto: manato
• French: lamantin m
• German: Manati
• Japanese: マナティ (まなてぃ , manati)
• Latin: manatus m
• Polish: manat
• Spanish: manatí m

See also

• dugong
• mermaid