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dugong::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dugong dugon |
| Type of | sea cow, sirenian, sirenian mammal |
Examples of dugong
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Molecular studies have been made on dugong populations using mitochondrial DNA.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The only sound might be the gasp as a dugong or a big turtle rises to take breath.
From the couriermail.com.au
The Japanese government turned down the site, where dugong, a rare sea-cow, graze.
From the economist.com
They also warn that it could damage and disrupt turtle and dugong populations.
From the smh.com.au
A dugong is not something I ever imagined laying eyes upon, much less from the air.
From the guardian.co.uk
Manatees and the dugong are the only marine mammals classified as herbivores.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There are also dugong in the mangrove swamps, and sometimes dolphins in the lagoon.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Last time I looked you couldn't eat a turtle or a dugong so what purpose do they serve?
From the dailymercury.com.au
That includes traditional hunting of fish, turtle, dugong, mudcrabs, crayfish and prawns.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
- Sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
- The dugong (Dugong dugon) is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. ...
- A taxonomic genus, within family Dugongidae - the dugong
- A marine mammal, Dugong dugon, of Asian and Australasian seas and coasts. The major surviving world population is found in Australian waters from the west coast of WA along the northern coast to Moreton Bay, Qld. ...
