m 3 a 1 n 1 a 1 t 1 e 1 e 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
originBorrowed from Spanish manatí, from a Cariban-language term meaning ‘breast’, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *manatɨ; compare Kari'na manaty, Trió manatï, Apalaí manaty, Akawaio manatï, Pemon manatü, Macushi manatî.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0