Word of the Day:
dugong
What It Means
A plant-eating sirenian of the species Dugong dugon, found in tropical regions and having a fluked tail.
Any animal of the family Dugongidae, of which the monotypic genus Dugong is the only extant kind.
Dugong in Context
““What are those things that aren’t seals? Much worse than seals. Big, blubbery things. Dugongs.””
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Cebuano dugong.
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