manatus

Meanings

nounmanatus (plural manatuses)

archaicSynonym of manatee.
The Doctor and lieutenant said they had heard of the manatus, but didn't know what it was exactly. As for the boys, they had never even heard the name.
1882, Thomas Wallace Knox, The Young Nimrods Around the World, page 156
Synonyms: manatee

nounSynonym of manatee.

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