1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
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