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  • 1. dugong
  • Dugong in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. dugong
  • Dugong in a sentence
Synonyms
Etymology

1. dugong

noun. sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate.

Synonyms

  • Dugong dugon
  • sirenian
  • genus Dugong
  • sea cow

Etymology

  • dugong (Tagalog)
  • duyung (Malay (macrolanguage))

Sentences with dugong


1. Noun, singular or mass
The waters are one of the few places on earth where you can see the endangered dugong, or sea cow.

2. Adjective
Though they tend to be found alone or in pairs, when dugong herds gather, they can number in the hundreds.

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