dugong

du·gong

noun \ˈdü-ˌgäŋ, -ˌgȯŋ\

Definition of DUGONG

: 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

Illustration of DUGONG

Origin of DUGONG

New Latin, genus name, probably from dugung in Cebuano or a related Austronesian language of the central Philippines

First Known Use: 1800

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with DUGONG

Anyang, barong, Da Nang, Guiyang, Hanyang, Hong Kong, kiang, Malang, Mekong, Padang, ping-pong, sarong, satang, Shenyang, Wuchang, Zhejiang, Zhenjiang