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manatí
Taino · pre-1500s
"a large aquatic mammal with a paddle-shaped tail"
named the large aquatic mammal seen in Caribbean waters
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manatí
Spanish · 1550s
"a large marine mammal, the manatee"
adopted by Spanish explorers describing the animal in their chronicles
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manatee
English · 1550s-1600s
"a large, slow-moving aquatic mammal"
anglicized from Spanish accounts of Caribbean wildlife
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