dugong
noun
an herbivorous, aquatic mammal, Dugong dugon, of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, having a barrel-shaped body, flipperlike forelimbs, no hind limbs, and a triangular tail: widespread but rare.
dugongs
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pluralof dugong.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The region hosts the world's second-largest population of dugongs -- herbivorous marine mammals known as "sea cows" that are listed as vulnerable -- with an estimated 5,000 to 7,500 individuals.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Although the bones share similarities with those of modern dugongs, they also show differences.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
Seagrasses provide shelters, nurseries, and feeding grounds for thousands of species, including endangered animals such as dugongs, stalked jellyfish and smalltooth sawfish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
This characteristic, called pachyosteosclerosis, is absent in living cetaceans - the group including whales, dolphins and porpoises - but present in sirenians, another marine mammal group including manatees and dugongs.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2023
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 Morris Jastrow
