family Dugongidae

family Dugongidae
noun
a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
Syn: ↑Dugongidae
Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
Member Holonyms: ↑Sirenia, ↑order Sirenia
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Dugong, ↑Hydrodamalis, ↑genus Hydrodamalis

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