dugong

İngilizce - Türkçe

dugong teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı: dugung; dugon; Kızıl deniz ve Hint Okyanusu sularında yaşayan ve bitkiyle beslenen bir çeşit memeli hayvan

İngilizce - İngilizce

dugong teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions. Dugong dugon; {i} plant-eating aquatic mammal with forked tail found in the Indian Ocean; It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia; plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions; sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate; An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail; Large marine mammal (Dugong dugon, the sole living member of the family Dugongidae) that lives in shallow coastal waters from the Red Sea and eastern Africa to the Philippines, New Guinea, and northern Australia. It is 7-11 ft (2.2-3.4 m) long and usually weighs 500-800 lbs (230-360 kg). Its round, tapered body ends in a flipper with paired, pointed, horizontal branches. The forelimbs are rounded flippers; there are no hind limbs. The head blends into the body, and the snout is broad, square, and bristled. Dugongs live in pairs or in groups of up to six individuals. Once heavily hunted for their meat, hides, and oil, they are now protected throughout most of their range, though some populations remain in danger of extermination. See also manatee, sea cow
A dugong: sea pig
The dugong: sea cow
genus dugong: type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs