FLORIDA MANATEE
\flˈɒɹɪdə mˈanɐtˌiː], \flˈɒɹɪdə mˈanɐtˌiː], \f_l_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_d_ə m_ˈa_n_ɐ_t_ˌiː]\
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Member of the genus Trichechus inhabiting the coast and coastal rivers of the southeastern United States as well as the West Indies and the adjacent mainland from Vera Cruz, Mexico to northern South America. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
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