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dugong

N พะ ยู น  pa-yoon

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DUGONG

Du *gong ", n. Etym: [Malayan d, or Javan. duyung.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dugong

du gong |ˈdo͞ogäNG, -gôNG ˈduˌɡɑŋ ˈduˌɡɔŋ | noun ( pl. same or dugongs ) an aquatic mammal found on the coasts of the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa to northern Australia. It is distinguished from the manatees by its forked tail. [Dugong dugon, family Dugongidae. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: based on Malay duyong.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dugong

dugong |ˈduːgɒŋ, ˈdjuː -| noun ( pl. same or dugongs ) a sea cow found on the coasts of the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa to northern Australia. It is distinguished from the manatees by its forked tail. Dugong dugon, family Dugongidae. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: based on Malay duyong.

 

Duden Dictionary

Dugong

Du gong Substantiv, maskulin , der |D u gong |der Dugong; Genitiv: des Dugongs, Plural: die Dugonge und Dugongs malaiisch Seekuh der australischen und philippinischen Küstengewässer und des Roten Meeres

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dugong

du gong /dúːɡɑŋ |-ɡɔŋ /名詞 C 〘動 〙ジュゴン (sea cow )太平洋 インド洋産の海洋哺乳 (ほにゆう )動物 .