man·a·tee
noun/ˈmænətiː/
/ˈmænətiː/
- a large water animal with front legs and a strong tail but no back legs that lives along the Atlantic coasts of West Africa and North and South America
see also sea cowTopics Animalsc2海牛(水生哺乳动物,栖息于美洲和非洲) Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish manati, from Carib manáti.