- genus Dugong
- nountype genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Dugongidae, ↑family Dugongidae• Member Meronyms: ↑dugong, ↑Dugong dugon
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genus Dugong
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dugong — [do͞o′gôŋ΄] n. [ModL < Malay duyong] any of a genus (Dugong) of large tropical sirenian mammals that live along the shores of the Indian Ocean and feed mostly on seaweed … English World dictionary
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Dugong dugon — noun sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate • Syn: ↑dugong • Hypernyms: ↑sea cow, ↑sirenian mammal, ↑sirenian • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Dugong … Useful english dictionary
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mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sirenia — Taxobox name = Sirenia fossil range = Early Eocene Recent image width = 200px image caption = West Indian Manatees ( Trichechus manatus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria superordo = Afrotheria ordo … Wikipedia
Dugongidae — Dugongidae[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
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