manatee

FREQ #39557

n. 海牛

发音

UK /ˈmæn.əˌtiː/
其它

词形变化

manatees 复数 manatees

别名

manati

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.

    海牛

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

sea cow sirenian

相关短语

Manatee County

词源

Borrowed from Spanish manatí, from a Cariban-language term meaning ‘breast’, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *manatɨ; compare Kari'na manaty, Trió manatï, Apalaí manaty, Akawaio manatï, Pemon manatü, Macushi manatî.

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