dugong
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dugong
1790–1800; < New Latin < German: first recorded as dugung, apparently misrepresentation of Malay duyung, or a cognate Austronesian word
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The Guardian reports that the Dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, is functionally extinct in China.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022
Dugong survival is hugely dependent on the availability of seagrass, and the fact is the species is suffering a chronic, and worsening, food shortage.
From Time • Jul. 17, 2014
Similar totemic clan functions appear in the islands of Torres Straits, the Turtle and Dugong clans performing ceremonies to increase the supply of turtles and to attract dugongs.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
It seemed a wonder that the Dugong could stand so much battering.
From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The following is a brief list of Archie’s stock-in-trade when he sailed away in the good ship Dugong to begin the world alone: 1.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
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