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manatee
/ˈmænəˌti/
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What does manatee mean?
noun
- A mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their flippers, found in tropical regions.
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XL THE MAMMALS OF THE SEA The Sea Otter, Walrus, Sea Lions, Seals and Manatee Or Sea Cow.
The manatee is one of the few objects which excite the dull wonder and curiosity of the Indians, notwithstanding its commonness.
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Squier and Davis, who first figured it, supposed it to represent a manatee, or sea-cow.
Its difference from the manatee consisted in its upper jaw, which was armed with two long and pointed teeth which formed on each side diverging tusks.
Among their sculptures, in Ohio, we find accurate representations of the lamantine, manatee, or sea-cow--found to-day on the shores of Florida, Brazil, and Central America--and of the toucan, a tropical and almost exclusively South American bird.