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单词 dugong
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
du•gong  (do̅o̅′gong, -gông),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsan herbivorous, aquatic mammal, Dugong dugon, of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, having a barrel-shaped body, flipperlike forelimbs, no hind limbs, and a triangular tail: widespread but rare.
  • German: first recorded as dugung, apparently misrepresentation of Malay duyung, or a cognate Austronesian word
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dugong /ˈduːɡɒŋ/ n
  1. a whalelike sirenian mammal, Dugong dugon, occurring in shallow tropical waters from E Africa to Australia: family Dugongidae
Etymology: 19th Century: from Malay duyong
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