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Plant-eating aquatic mammal of the genus
Trichechus belonging to the order Sirenia
(sea cows). Manatees are found on the eastern
coasts of tropical North and South America,
and around West Africa. They are in danger of
becoming extinct. Manatees occur in fresh and
sea water. Their forelimbs are flippers;
their hindlimbs are absent, but they have a
short, rounded and flattened tail which is
used for propulsion.