Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manatee"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manatee \Man`a*tee"\, n. [Sp. manat['i], from the native name in
Hayti. Cf. {Lamantin}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of {Trichechus}, a genus of sirenians; -- called
also{sea cow}. [Written also {manaty}, {manati}.]
Note: 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
manatee
n : sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the
flat tail is rounded [syn: {Trichechus manatus}]
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