1550s, from Spanish manati (1530s), from Carib manati "breast, udder." Often associated with Latin manatus "having hands," because the flippers resemble hands.
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1. Snyder , a master gardener in Manatee County , Florida, says pruning wounds a plant.
佛羅里達(dá) Manatee 郡的主要園藝師MelissaSnyder說,修剪會使植株受傷.
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2. Eleven honor the manatee, an endangered sea animal found in that state.
該州十一所學(xué)校是用一種瀕臨滅絕的海洋動物——海牛來命名的.
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3. We watched dolphin, manatee, sea lion and whale shows.
我們看了海豚 、 海牛 、 海獅和鯨的表演.
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4. The shape of Walrus evolved out of the Manatee species.
海象的外形是從海牛物種里演化而成.
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5. Manatee fat is widely available to aid runny noses.