Crossword Clue: Manatee
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- dolphins (8 letters)
- seahorse (8 letters)
- humpback (8 letters)
- porpoise (8 letters)
- pinniped (8 letters)
- sirenian (8 letters)
- cetacean (8 letters)
- narwhale (8 letters)
- flamingo (8 letters)
- elephant (8 letters)
- terrapin (8 letters)
Detailed Explanations
dolphins (8 letters)
Definition:
- N Dolphins also known as a Dolphins in Phosphorescent Sea is a woodcut print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher.
- N an IMAX documentary produced in 2000.
- N The Hollywoodbets Dolphins are a cricket team representing the KwaZulu-Natal (Coastal) province in South Africa.
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seahorse (8 letters)
Definition:
n Alternative spelling of sea horse [(obsolete) The walrus.]
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humpback (8 letters)
Definition:
- n A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
- n (by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
- n (figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
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porpoise (8 letters)
Definition:
- n A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
- n (Canada, US, imprecisely) Any small dolphin.
- v (intransitive) Said of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion.
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pinniped (8 letters)
Definition:
- n Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
- adj Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.
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sirenian (8 letters)
Definition:
n (zoology) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order Sirenia, including the manatees and dugong.
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cetacean (8 letters)
Definition:
- adj Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
- adj (by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.
- n An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.
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narwhale (8 letters)
Definition:
n Alternative spelling of narwhal [Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.]
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flamingo (8 letters)
Definition:
- n A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
- n A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
- adj Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
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elephant (8 letters)
Definition:
- n A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
- n (in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
- n (figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
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terrapin (8 letters)
Definition:
- n (countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world.
- n (countable, obsolete) Any turtle.
- n (countable, obsolete) Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin).
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