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Definition of Manatee

1. Noun. Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded.

Definition of Manatee

1. n. Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called also sea cow.

Definition of Manatee

1. Noun. Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family ''Trichechidae'', found in tropical regions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manatee

1. an aquatic mammal [n -S] : MANATOID [adj]

Medical Definition of Manatee

1. Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; called alsosea cow. Alternative forms: manaty, manati. One species (Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (T. Americanus) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (T. Latirostris) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of T. Americanus. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It is hunted for its oil and flesh. Origin: Sp. Manati, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Lamantin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Manatee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1901)
"Duval county, C 5827; manatee, 8 7; Pasco county, B 2514. ... manatee, S 44 in part. DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA, L. manatee, S 30. ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"&c. are, Cuvier observes, nearly the same as in the manatee. To change, he adds, the head of the latter to that of the Dugong, it would suffice to render ..."

3. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"It is said that native shields which were covered with manatee skin were proof against musket bullets. The thick layer of blubber which surrounds the entire ..."

4. Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science, Kansas Academy of Science Meeting (1901)
"Duval county, C 5827; manatee, S7; Pasco county, В 2514. ... manatee, S 44 in part. DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA, L. manatee, S 30. Styrax grandifolia, Ait. ..."

5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"The Ameri. can manatee, to which the name was originally given, ... The manatee inhabits the shallow waters of rivers and estuaries on the eastern coast of ..."

6. Design in Nature: Illustrated by Spiral and Other Arrangements in the by James Bell Pettigrew (1908)
"The whale, porpoise, dugong, and manatee employ their anterior extremities in ... Dugong, manatee, &c. The swimming movements of the remarkable sea-mammals ..."

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