In a few literary examples, “Manatee” appears not as a creature but as a distinct color—a muted, cool gray evocative of the animal’s characteristic hue. In these contexts, the term is often presented as a standalone color entry, sometimes even with an accompanying numerical code as if part of a palette (e.g., [1], [2], [3]). In one instance, the term is further qualified with an artistic label—“Pipe-Sculpture”—which hints at its use in creative, design-oriented settings ([4]). This selective use of “Manatee” as a color shows how writers can repurpose nature’s lexicon to evoke both aesthetic nuance and subtle natural imagery.