dugong en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- dyoo͞ʹgŏng (Received-Pronunciation)
- doo͞ʹgŏng (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdjuːɡɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈduɡɑŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ Cebuano dugongbor. English dugong Borrowed from Cebuano dugong.
Meanings
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A plant-eating sirenian of the species Dugong dugon, found in tropical regions and having a fluked tail.
“What are those things that aren’t seals? Much worse than seals. Big, blubbery things. Dugongs.”
1988, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, William Heinemann Ltd, page 37: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.
1914, Marcus W. Millett, Jungle Sport in Ceylon from Elephant to Snipe, page 84:
- Any animal of the family Dugongidae, of which the monotypic genus Dugong is the only extant kind.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dugongs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
seal · manatee · manatee · walrus · seal · dolphin · whale · walrus · pinniped
Deriveds
Descendants
儒艮 · dugong · dugong · jugong · dugongo · dugong · dugong · dugongi · dwgong · dugongo
Hypernyms
mammal · dugong · animal · sea cow · mammal · organism · vertebrate · animal · organism · sea cow · dugongid · creature · vertebrate · marine mammal · sirenian · creature · marine mammal · sirenian
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (76)
id dugong (Dugong dugon) · pl diugoń (Dugong dugon) · ko 듀공 (Dugong dugon) · gu સૂવરમચ્છી (Dugong dugon) · ml കടൽപ്പശു (Dugong dugon) · he תחש (Dugong dugon) · nl Indische zeekoe (Dugong dugon) · ms بابي دويوڠ (Dugong dugon) · cmn 儒艮 (Dugong dugon) · el ντιγκόνγκ (Dugong dugon) · ms دوݢوڠ (Dugong dugon) · hu tengeritehén (Dugong dugon) · ro dugong (Dugong dugon) · id duyung (Dugong dugon) · fr dugong (Dugong dugon) · tiw martuwunyini (Dugong dugon) · tiw jimayi (Dugong dugon) · ru дюго́нь (Dugong dugon) · cmn 人魚 /人鱼 (Dugong dugon) · gu બાઈમાણસ (Dugong dugon) · io duyongo (Dugong dugon) · nb dugong (Dugong dugon) · ms duyung (Dugong dugon) · nl doejong (Dugong dugon) · jv ꦢꦸꦪꦸꦁ (Dugong dugon) · hy դյուգոն (Dugong dugon) · nv táłtłʼááh ayání (Dugong dugon) · bg дюгон (Dugong dugon) · ms babi duyung (Dugong dugon) · fr vache marine (Dugong dugon) · haw kūionoko (Dugong dugon) · km ជ្រូកទឹក (Dugong dugon) · id babi duyung (Dugong dugon) · fi dugongi (Dugong dugon) · ms ايکن دويوڠ (Dugong dugon) · it dugongo (Dugong dugon) · nn dugong (Dugong dugon) · cy dwgong (Dugong dugon) · ceb dugong (Dugong dugon) · sw nguva (Dugong dugon) · tr dugong (Dugong dugon) · sh moronj (Dugong dugon) · af doejong (Dugong dugon) · ml കടലാവ് (Dugong dugon) · bbn lui (Dugong dugon) · ta கடல் பசு (Dugong dugon) · gu લૂલી (Dugong dugon) · bn জলধেনু (Dugong dugon) · ms دويوڠ (Dugong dugon) · el ντουγκόνγκ (Dugong dugon) · hil duyong (Dugong dugon) · th พะยูน (Dugong dugon) · es dugongo (Dugong dugon) · pt dugongo (Dugong dugon) · af doegong (Dugong dugon) · de Gabelschwanzseekuh (Dugong dugon) · ar أَطُوم (Dugong dugon) · wo leraw bi (Dugong dugon) · hu dugong (Dugong dugon) · ilo duyong (Dugong dugon) · da dygong (Dugong dugon) · ta ஆவுளியா (Dugong dugon) · ja ジュゴン (Dugong dugon) · vi cá cúi (Dugong dugon) · gyd bijarrba (Dugong dugon) · eo dugongo (Dugong dugon) · ms ikan duyung (Dugong dugon) · ulk deger (Dugong dugon) · ms dugong (Dugong dugon) · tiw marntuwunyini (Dugong dugon) · sh dugong (Dugong dugon) · de Dugong (Dugong dugon) · mwp dhangal (Dugong dugon) · tl dugong (Dugong dugon) · id ikan duyung (Dugong dugon) · tiw yinjimayi (Dugong dugon)