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1. (n.) dugong
a plant-eating aquatic mammal, Dugong dugon, of Indian Ocean shores, having front flippers and a tail fin.
Etymology: (1790–1800; < NL < G)
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1. (noun) dugong, Dugong dugon
sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
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1. (noun) dugong
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
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1. dugong
A genus of the order Sirenia characterized by a notched tail, the presence of nasal bones and a long nasal cavity, and large columnar teeth lacking enamel. Dugongs inhabit the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and the Malay Archipelago. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
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