dugong
pronunciation
How to pronounce dugong in British English:
UK [ˈdu:gɒŋ]
How to pronounce dugong in American English:
US [ˈdugɔŋ]
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- Noun:
- sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
Word Origin
- dugong (n.)
- 1800, from Malay duyung, which is dugung in the Philippines.
Example
- 1. A dugong forages in the seagrass meadows of shark bay , western australia .
- 2. The fisherman found a rare dugong in the water .
- 3. In 1992 , approval of the state council set up a dugong hepu national nature reserve , covering 350 square kilometers area .
- 4. This behavior , and their typically slow movements , made them easy marks for hunters seeking dugong meat , oil , and teeth in coastal waters from east africa to australia .