dugong

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia

   The dugong feeds on seagrass in warm coastal waters.

2. 2
   noun

   A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the species Dugong dugon, found in tropical regions.

   The Ceylong dugong is an extraordinary and interesting animal which is often seen on the coast. It is plentiful in and about the Gulf of Manaar, and resembles somewhat a huge, thickly-made, bluff-headed seal.

3. 3
   noun

   Any animal of the family Dugongidae, of which the monotypic genus Dugong is the only extant kind.

   The dugong feeds on seagrass in warm coastal waters.

Simplified etymology

Dugong was borrowed from Malay in the late 18th century as the name of the aquatic mammal.

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *duyuŋ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ Cebuano dugongbor. English dugong Borrowed from Cebuano dugong.

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