Meaning of DUGONG
| Pronunciation: | | 'doogâng
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| | Definition: | | [n] sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate |
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| | Synonyms: | | Dugong dugon |
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| | See Also: | | genus Dugong, sea cow, sirenian, sirenian mammal | |
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| | Definition: | | \Du*gong"\, n. [Malayan d?y?ng, or Javan. duyung.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An aquatic herbivorous mammal ({Halicore dugong}), of the
order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed
tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and
Australia. [Written also {duyong}.]
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