manatee的词源

英文词源

manatee (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1550s, from Spanish manati (1530s), from Carib manati "breast, udder." Often associated with Latin manatus "having hands," because the flippers resemble hands.

中文词源

manatee:海牛

来自西班牙语manati,来自加勒比语manati,乳房,胸部,因该动物圆鼓鼓的形状而得名。可能最终来自自拉丁语manatus,手,词源同manual,因其两片前肢如同一双手而得名。

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