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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries매너티
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maeneoti
"매너티는 따뜻한 바다나 강에서 풀을 뜯어 먹고 삽니다."
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A large, plant-eating marine mammal with a flippered body and a flat tail, inhabiting shallow coastal waters and rivers, also commonly known as a sea cow.
"We spotted a gentle manatee grazing on seagrass near the shallow riverbank."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the Spanish manatí, which was likely borrowed from a Native American Carib language, possibly meaning 'breast' or 'udder'. Historically documented around the late 16th century, the term has come to refer exclusively to these large, fully aquatic, herbivorous marine mammals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Manatee" is said worldwide
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lamantin
Transliteration: lamãtɛ̃
"Le lamantin broute paisiblement dans les eaux côtières peu profondes."
Seekuh
Transliteration: /ˈzeːˌkuː/
"Die Seekuh ernährt sich hauptsächlich von Wasserpflanzen."
manato
Transliteration: manaˈto
"Il manato è un animale acquatico molto docile."
manatí
Transliteration: manaˈti
"El manatí nada lentamente en las cálidas aguas del Caribe."
peixe-boi
Transliteration: ˈpeʃi ˈboj
"O peixe-boi é uma espécie protegida nos rios da Amazônia."
समुद्री गाय
Transliteration: samudrī gāya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"समुद्री गाय एक शांत शाकाहारी स्तनधारी जीव है।"
海牛
Transliteration: hǎi niú
Script: 中文汉字
"海牛是一种生活在浅海和河流中的温顺动物。"
매너티
Transliteration: maeneoti
Script: 한국어 한글
"매너티는 따뜻한 바다나 강에서 풀을 뜯어 먹고 삽니다."
マナティー
Transliteration: manatī
Script: 日本語
"マナティーはのんびりとした性格の水生哺乳類です。"
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