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- [doo-gong, -gawng]
- /ˈdu gɒŋ, -gɔŋ/
- /ˈduː.ɡɒŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo-gong, -gawng]
- /ˈdu gɒŋ, -gɔŋ/
Definitions of dugong word
- noun dugong an 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. 1
- noun dugong An aquatic mammal found on the coasts of the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa to northern Australia. It is distinguished from the manatees by its forked tail. 1
- noun dugong a whalelike sirenian mammal, Dugong dugon, occurring in shallow tropical waters from E Africa to Australia: family Dugongidae 0
- noun dugong any of a genus (Dugong) of large tropical sirenian mammals that live along the shores of the Indian Ocean and feed mostly on seaweed 0
- noun dugong A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions. Dugong dugon. 0
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Origin of dugong
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < New Latin < German: first recorded as dugung, apparently misrepresentation of Malay duyung, or a cognate Austronesian word
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Parts of speech for Dugong
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dugong popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dugong usage trend in Literature
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