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单词 manatee
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Definition of manatee in English:

manatee

noun ˌmanəˈtiːˈmanətiːˈmænəˌti
  • A sea cow of tropical Atlantic coasts and estuaries, with a rounded tail flipper.

    Family Trichechidae and genus Trichechus: three species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are three species of manatees, including the West Indian manatee.
    • Because manatees move freely along the coast, they are ideal indicators of environmental change.
    • In recent years, a manatee traveled to New York and another swam up the Mississippi River!
    • The largest population of manatees is found in Florida, where approximately 2,000 individuals now live.
    • This year the two projects will focus on Florida manatees and wild lions in Kenya.
    • Such encounters are so common that researchers are often able to identify manatees from their scar patterns.
    • Some manatees seek shelter here in the Suwannee River, which runs through northern Florida into the Gulf of Mexico.
    • He is hoping to test a prototype device with manatees in the natural environment under highly controlled research conditions.
    • The gestation period is one full year for manatees, and cows give birth only once every 3 to 5 years.
    • Tell the class that early explorers in Florida thought manatees were either mermaids or monsters.
    • The diet of the captive manatees used in this study consists principally of romaine lettuce.
    • The death toll was 325, with careless boaters killing 81 of those manatees.
    • Imagine what a giraffe, or an elephant, or a manatee looked like to the first Europeans to see them.
    • While conducting night surveys for crocodiles, Klein sighted three manatees in Laguna Siksa.
    • Native animals range from the jaguar and howler monkey to the manatee, and there are more than 290 species of birds.
    • But the manatees swam along the shore and the people followed the manatees all of the way down here.
    • They provide food and shelter for thousands of species, including endangered manatees, dugongs and sea turtles.
    • Like deer in the headlights of an oncoming car, manatees have poor avoidance strategies when in the path of danger.
    • He actually adopted a tree in the tropical rainforest and a manatee down in Florida.
    • Monkey River is 45 minutes to the south by boat, through mangrove estuaries that are home to manatees.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish manati, from Carib manáti.

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of manatee in US English:

manatee

nounˈmanəˌtēˈmænəˌti
  • An aquatic mammal with a rounded tail flipper, living in shallow coastal waters and adjacent rivers of the tropical Atlantic.

    海牛

    Family Trichechidae and genus Trichechus: three species, all of which are endangered, including the West Indian manatee (T. manatus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are three species of manatees, including the West Indian manatee.
    • He is hoping to test a prototype device with manatees in the natural environment under highly controlled research conditions.
    • The gestation period is one full year for manatees, and cows give birth only once every 3 to 5 years.
    • The diet of the captive manatees used in this study consists principally of romaine lettuce.
    • The largest population of manatees is found in Florida, where approximately 2,000 individuals now live.
    • Imagine what a giraffe, or an elephant, or a manatee looked like to the first Europeans to see them.
    • Tell the class that early explorers in Florida thought manatees were either mermaids or monsters.
    • Some manatees seek shelter here in the Suwannee River, which runs through northern Florida into the Gulf of Mexico.
    • This year the two projects will focus on Florida manatees and wild lions in Kenya.
    • Such encounters are so common that researchers are often able to identify manatees from their scar patterns.
    • He actually adopted a tree in the tropical rainforest and a manatee down in Florida.
    • Native animals range from the jaguar and howler monkey to the manatee, and there are more than 290 species of birds.
    • But the manatees swam along the shore and the people followed the manatees all of the way down here.
    • Because manatees move freely along the coast, they are ideal indicators of environmental change.
    • The death toll was 325, with careless boaters killing 81 of those manatees.
    • While conducting night surveys for crocodiles, Klein sighted three manatees in Laguna Siksa.
    • In recent years, a manatee traveled to New York and another swam up the Mississippi River!
    • Like deer in the headlights of an oncoming car, manatees have poor avoidance strategies when in the path of danger.
    • They provide food and shelter for thousands of species, including endangered manatees, dugongs and sea turtles.
    • Monkey River is 45 minutes to the south by boat, through mangrove estuaries that are home to manatees.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish manati, from Carib manáti.

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