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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Manatus
MANA’TUS, n. The sea-cow, or fish-tailed walrus,an animal of the genus Trichechus, which grows to an enormous size; sometimes it is said, to the length twenty three feet. Of this animal there are two varieties,the australis, or lamentin, and borealis, or whale-tailed manati. It has fore feet palmated,and furnished with claws, but the hind part ends in a tail like that of a fish. The skin is of a dark color,the eyes small, and instead of teeth, the mouth is furnished with hard bones, extending the whole length of the jaws.
[There are eight grinders on each side in each jaw.] It never leaves the water, but frequents the mouths of rivers, feeding on grass that grows in the water.
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Manatus," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed January 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PBVEVQJBWP99F4.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Manatus." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 12 Jan. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PBVEVQJBWP99F4.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'Manatus' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 12 January 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PBVEVQJBWP99F4.
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