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Manatees | |
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Manatee with calf | |
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Family: | Trichechidae |
Genus: | Trichechus |
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Manatees are large, fully-aquatic marine mammals of the order Sirenia. They are sometimes known as sea cows. The manatees form the genus Trichechus. There are three manatee species.
The name comes from the Spanish manatí, which itself comes from a Carib word meaning "breast".
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