Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Dugong
Du-gong′
(dụ-gŏg′)
, Noun.
[Malayan
dūyōng
, 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
.]