Definition of Dugong dugon

1. Noun. Sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate.

Exact synonyms: Dugong
Generic synonyms: Sea Cow, Sirenian, Sirenian Mammal
Group relationships: Genus Dugong

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dugong Dugon

Duckworth's phenomenon
Duckworth-Lewis method
Ducrey test
Dudley
Dudley Moore
Dudley Stuart John Moore
Duesenberg
Duff's device
Duffy
Dufy
Dugald Stewart
Dugas' test
Duggal
Dugong dugon (current term)
Dugongidae
Duhring's disease
Duhrssen's incisions
Duk-Duk
Duk-Duks
Dukas
Duke
Duke Ellington
Duke University
Duke Wayne
Duke bleeding time test
Duke of Argyll's tea tree
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Edinburgh

Literary usage of Dugong dugon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"This was evidently not a misprint, as the same spelling occurs twice. The name for the dugong will, therefore, be Dugong dugon (Müller), ..."

2. Investing in Biological Diversity: The Cairns Conference : Proceedings of by OECD Staff (1997)
"... or a family, such as the dugong (Dugong dugon), while another may belong to a genus or family with numerous closely related species, for example, ..."

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