Sea cow (generic)

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The manatee or sea cow of Guiana . In: John Gabriel Stedman, 1796. Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam. Vol. II. London, Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & J. Edwards, Pall Mall. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/d790o2

English

Sea cow (pronunciation); Sirenian (pronunciation); Manatee

Portuguese

Manatim; Peixe-boi; Vaca-marinha

Norwegian

Sjøku (pronunciation); Sirene

Icelandic

Sækýr

Dutch

Zeekoe (pronunciation)

Frisian

Seeko

German

Seekuh (pronunciation)

French

Sirénien (pronunciation); Lamantin

Spanish

Manatí

Catalan

Manatí

Italian

Lamantino; Mucca di mare

Greek

Μανάτος

Creole

Pexi-boi (CV); Pexi-mudjer (CV); Baka marinha (CV); Pixi bwê (STP); Pixi mwala (STP); Bwe d'omali (STP)

References

• Brito, C. 2019. Pessoas, manatins e o ambiente aquático na América moderna: Confluência e divergência nas interações históricas entre humanos e animais. Dossier Especial Sociedades e Rios, José Augusto Pádua & Rafael Chambouleyron (Eds.). Revista Brasileira de História 39(81): 22 pp. url:https://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbh/v39n81/en_1806-9347-rbh-1806-93472019v39n81-08.pdf
• Video 'Mermaids and Manatees', CHAM-Centre for the Humanities