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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dugong

/(dụ*gŏg")/ · Du·gong · IPA /ˈduɡɑŋ/
01 n. An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red …
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    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.(Zool.)