dugong Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
    Dugong dugon.

WordNet

Du*gong" noun
Etymology
Malayan dyng, or Javan. duyung.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia. Written also duyong.

Webster 1913