dugong

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A plant-eating sirenian of the species Dugong dugon, found in tropical regions and having a fluked tail.

   “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.”

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