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English Dictionary: Dugong by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dugong
n
  1. sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
    Synonym(s): dugong, Dugong dugon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dugong \Du*gong"\, n. [Malayan d[?]y[?]ng, or Javan. duyung.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      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. [Written also {duyong}.]
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