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MANATEE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
Synonyms:
manatee; Trichechus manatus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("manatee" is a kind of...):
sea cow; sirenian; sirenian mammal (any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs)
Holonyms ("manatee" is a member of...):
genus Trichecus; Trichechus (type and sole genus of the Trichechidae)
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