manatee (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *manatee*:
NOUN	animal	manatee, Trichechus manatus	sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America

manatee > pronunciation
Sounds	mae'nahtiy.
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *manatee*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded.
Synonym	Trichechus manatus
Member of	Trichechus, genus Trichecus	type and sole genus of the Trichechidae
Broader	sea cow, sirenian mammal, sirenian	Any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
Spanish	manatí, trichechus
Catalan	manatí, Trichechus manatus

HyperDic: manatee