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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Sirenia — the dugong.

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Dugong +‎ -idae

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  • Some info: Apparently dugongs are the only living representatives of the Dugongidae family, though their cousins the manatees are also related on what biologists call the "order" level.

    The Boston Phoenix PHLOG 2009

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