It was not a lamantin, but one of that species of the order of cetaceans, which bear the name of the "dugong," for its nostrils were open at the upper part of its snout.
No era un manatí, sino un individuo de esa especie comprendida en el orden de los cetáceos, llamado dugongo, porque sus fosas nasales estaban abiertas en la parte superior del hocico.