du·gong /ˈduˌgɑŋ, ˌgɔŋ/
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Du·gong n. Zool. 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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dugong
n : sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to
Australia; the flat tail is bilobate [syn: Dugong dugon]