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dugong

1 substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 14.06.2025

Meanings

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

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Usage examples
  • Dugongi nägemine kaalus üles kõik kannatused, mida me pikal laevasõidul taluma pidime.
  • Suurel Vallrahul on suured veealused karjamaad, kus toitub üks maailma tähtsamaid dugongide kolooniaid.

Terminological databases

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

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

dugong dugongid
dugongi dugongide
dugongi dugonge ~ dugongisid

Etymology

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

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