TRICHECHUS MANATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichechus manatus mean? 

• TRICHECHUS MANATUS (noun)
  The noun TRICHECHUS MANATUS has 1 sense:

1. sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded

  Familiarity information: TRICHECHUS MANATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICHECHUS MANATUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

manatee; Trichechus manatus

Hypernyms ("Trichechus manatus" 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 ("Trichechus manatus" is a member of...):

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