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| − | Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully-aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea | + | Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully-aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea [[cow]]s. The name comes from the Spanish manatí, which itself comes from a Carib word meaning "breast." They comprise three of the four living species in the order Sirenia, the other being the dugong, which is native to the Eastern Hemisphere. |
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Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully-aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The name comes from the Spanish manatí, which itself comes from a Carib word meaning "breast." They comprise three of the four living species in the order Sirenia, the other being the dugong, which is native to the Eastern Hemisphere.