lamantin

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English

Etymology

From French lamantin.

Noun

lamantin (plural lamantins)

  1. (archaic) The manatee.

French

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Etymology

From lamenti, an alteration of Spanish manatí, a Cariban word, by association with lamenter (lament, bewail), because of the animal's cry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.mɑ̃.tɛ̃/
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Noun

lamantin m (plural lamantins)

  1. manatee
    Synonym: vache de mer

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Romanian

lamantin

Etymology

Borrowed from French lamantin, an alteration of Spanish manatí.

Noun

lamantin m (plural lamantini)

  1. manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae)

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