Du*gong" (?), n. [Malayan dyng, or Javan. duyung.] Zool.
An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia.
[Written also
duyong.]
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