noun, masculine/la.mɑ̃.tɛ̃/plural: lamantins
manatee
Synonyms: vache de mer
From lamenti, an alteration of Spanish manatí, a Cariban word, by association with lamenter (“lament, bewail”), because of the animal's cry.
/la.mɑ̃.tɛ̃/
manatee
Synonyms: vache de mer
From lamenti, an alteration of Spanish manatí, a Cariban word, by association with lamenter (“lament, bewail”), because of the animal's cry.