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halicore

/həˈlɪ.kə.ɹiː/

halicore noun: the dugong.

Noun

halicore (plural halicores)

  1. (obsolete) The dugong.
    • I constitute the fourth order or stem of mammalia out of the suborders of Whales, Dolphins, Halicores, Seals, and Carnivoræ […]1849, Johann Jacob Kaup, Monograph of the Falconidæ
    • […]the dugong or halicore, of which the distribution is rather widespread, from the Red Sea and East African coasts to the west coast of Australia.1884, Robert Armitage Sterndale, Natural history of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon, page 268

Forms of halicore

pluralhalicores

Origin of halicore

From Late Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “sea”) + κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

Questions about halicore

What does halicore mean?
Halicore means the dugong.
What part of speech is halicore?
Halicore is a noun.
How do you pronounce halicore?
Halicore is pronounced /həˈlɪ.kə.ɹiː/.
What is the plural of halicore?
The plural of halicore is halicores.

Words near halicore in the dictionary

  1. halichondriids
  2. halichondrin
  3. halichondrins
  4. halicin
  5. haliclonadiamine
  6. halicore
  7. halicores
  8. halictid
  9. halictids
  10. halictine
  11. halictines

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