manatí

Concepts

manatee

manatees

sea cow

Trichechus

Synonyms

vaca marina

Trichechus

Translations

lamantin

Manati

lamantino

lamantijn

manatus

manatí

Rundschwanzseekuh

manatim

peixe-boi

manato

zeekoe

manati

μανάτος

lamantini

Hyphenated as

ma‧na‧tí

Pronounced as (IPA)

/manaˈti/

Etymology

From a Cariban term meaning “breast, udder” (perhaps by way of Arawak-Taíno), ultimately from Proto-Cariban *manatɨ.