MANATEE

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Meaning:

Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded

Synonyms:

manatee; Trichechus manatus

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("manatee" is a kind of...):

sea cow; sirenian; sirenian mammal (any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs)

Holonyms ("manatee" is a member of...):

genus Trichecus; Trichechus (type and sole genus of the Trichechidae)

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