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dugongOne entry found. Main Entry: du·gong Pronunciation: \ˈdü-ˌgäŋ, -ˌgȯŋ\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, probably from dugung in Cebuano or a related Austronesian language of the central Philippines Date: 1800 : a sirenian mammal (Dugong dugon of the family Dugongidae) of a monotypic genus that has a bilobed tail and in the male upper incisors altered into short tusks and that inhabits warm coastal waters chiefly of southern Asia, Australia, and northeastern Africa
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