Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MAN'A-TIN
MA-NA'TI, or MA-NA'TUSMA-NA'TION
MAN'A-TIN, n.
The sea cow, so called from their limbs, by which they creep or move. [L. manus.] These are pectoral fins having the rudiments of nails. This is the French Lamantin. [See Manati.]
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