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dugong

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 13.09.2019

Meanings

suur loivalaadsete eesjäsemetega taimtoiduline veeloom, kes elab soojades rannikuvetes Ida-Aafrikas, Austraalias, Punases meres

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 719270 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain general zoology
  • veeimetaja meriveiseliste seltsist, dugonglaste (Dugongidae) sugukonna ainus liik, elutseb India ookeani rannikuvööndis
  • an herbivorous aquatic mammal, of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, having a barrel-shaped body, flipper-like forelimbs, no hind limbs, and a triangular tail
dugong
dugong
Usage examples
  • 0106.12 ... manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia)
Dugong dugong
dugong

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Etymology

  • dugong 'dugong'
    • dugong 'dugong'
      • duyung 'dugong' õieti 'merenaine'

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