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Definition of Halicore dugong

Halicore dugong
Dugong Du*gong", n. [Malayan d?y?ng, or Javan. duyung.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.]

Meaning of Halicore dugong from wikipedia

- affinities with Metaxytherium (a genus of extinct dugongs) and Halicore (an obsolete name for dugong). Several other species were later described based...