Definitions for manatees

manatees man·a·tee

Spelling: [man-uh-tee, man-uh-tee]
IPA: /ˈmæn əˌti, ˌmæn əˈti/

Manatees is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 279 anagrams from letters in manatees (aaeemnst).

Definitions for manatees

noun

  1. any of several plant-eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon-shaped tail: all species are endangered.

Origin of manatees

1545-55; Spanish manatí Carib, but associated with Latin manātus provided with hands

Examples for manatees

The manatee ranges from the mouth of the Amazon to the upper waters.

Isle of Batts, very large; and numerous Turtles and manatee.

You say that you first met Rufus Shepley aboard the manatee?

And she told of getting the motor boat away from the manatee.

Squier and Davis, who first figured it, supposed it to represent a manatee, or sea-cow.

It was not a manatee of any size, for it only measured about three feet long.

I wonder if Bob has any idea of the size of a manatee or sea-cow?

When a manatee was killed, the hide was stripped away, and hung to dry.

The manatee feeds on the grass growing at the borders of the lakes and rivers.

Unfortunately, the citizens of manatee are not as progressive as hospitable.

Word Value for manatees
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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