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Dugong
Du-gong′
(dụ-gŏg′)
, Noun.
[Malayan
dūyōng
, or Javan. duyung
.] (Zool.)
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
.] Definition 2024
Dugong
Dugong
See also: dugong
Translingual
Proper noun
Dugong m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dugongidae – the dugong.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Sirenia - order; Dugongidae - family; Dugonginae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Dugong dugon - the only species
dugong
dugong
See also: Dugong
English
Noun
dugong (plural dugongs)
- A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions. Dugong dugon.
Synonyms
Translations
Dugong dugon
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
From English dugong, from Tagalog dugong, from Malay duyung.
Noun
dugong m (plural dugongs)
Indonesian
Etymology
From English dugong, from Tagalog dugong, from Malay duyung.
Alternative forms
Noun
dugong
- dugong (Dugong dugon)