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dugongs

dugongs is the plural of dugong.

Meaning of dugong

Noun

dugong (plural dugongs)

  1. 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.1914, Marcus W. Millett, Jungle Sport in Ceylon from Elephant to Snipe, page 84
  2. Any animal of the family Dugongidae, of which the monotypic genus Dugong is the only extant kind.
    Synonyms:
    dugongid

Questions about dugongs

What is dugongs the plural of?
Dugongs is the plural of dugong.

Words near dugongs in the dictionary

  1. Dugo Selo
  2. dugong
  3. dugongid
  4. dugongids
  5. dugongine
  6. dugongs
  7. Dugos
  8. dugout
  9. dugout canoe
  10. dugout canoes
  11. dugouts

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