dugong – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dugong
n.
plant-eating aquatic mammal with forked tail found in the Indian Ocean
Dugong
The
dugong (, ;
Dugong dugon) is a medium-sized
marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order
Sirenia, which also includes three species of
manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family
Dugongidae; its closest modern relative,
Steller's sea cow (
Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to
extinction in the 18th century. The dugong is the only strictly
marine herbivorous mammal.
dugong
Noun
1. sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
(synonym) Dugong dugon
(hypernym) sea cow, sirenian mammal, sirenian
(member-holonym) genus Dugong
dugong
nm.
dugong, sea cow, type of large sea mammal
Dugong
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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