How to Use dugong in a Sentence

dugong

noun

• Last year a record number of dead dugongs were found in Thai waters.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2020
• The dugong, dubbed Yamil, died Thursday during surgery to have the seagrass removed.
  — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
• An orchid, a baobab tree, a dugong, an orangutan, even at some future point the trace lines of a mycelial network––all of these should hold money.
  — J.m. Ledgard, Wired, 12 May 2021
• Sharks, whales, rays, turtles, dolphins, and even the rare dugong swim these stunning seas alongside 2,000 fish species.
  — Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2021
• The last remaining dugong live in the very bay where the United States is developing its new base.
  — Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2019
• This year, the union is sounding the alarm about the dugong — a large and docile marine mammal that lives from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean.
  — Patrick Whittle, ajc, 10 Dec. 2022
• Lucky travelers might even catch a glimpse of the resident dugongs or sea turtles.
  — Eric Rosen, National Geographic, 21 May 2019
• The four-month-old Marium shot to fame in April, when adorable photos of the dugong hugging her vets went viral online.
  — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• Take a ride on a dhow, a traditional African fishing boat, or ask your lodge to take you dugong (a rare sea cow) spotting.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
• Keep an eye out for dugong, a docile—but easily started—sea cow that delirious sailors of yore took for mermaids.
  — WSJ, 20 Oct. 2017
• The dugong, one of four species of sea cow in the order Sirenia, live throughout shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific.
  — John Pickrell, National Geographic, 31 May 2017
• Snorkel in the hopes of seeing a rare dugong, India’s version of a manatee, but stay content with the rays and turtles that are more likely.
  — Ella Riley-Adams, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2019
• The dugong is a species of marine mammal similar to the American manatee and can grow to about 3.4 meters (11 feet) in length.
  — Fox News, 15 June 2019
• This French territory, in the heart of the Coral Sea, is home to more than 9,300 marine species, including dugongs, manta rays, and venomous sea snakes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2019
• The dugong is a strictly herbivorous marine mammal – the only of its kind.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2022
• The dugong was first designated for protection by the Chinese State Council in 1988.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2022
• Experts believe only 250 dugongs are left in Thai waters.
  — Busaba Sivasomboon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2019
• Some believe the dugong is the inspiration for ancient seafaring tales of mermaids and sirens.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022
• Thon Thamrongnawasawat said on his Facebook page that the carcass of a dugong was found Tuesday off the southern province of Krabi.
  — Busaba Sivasomboon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2019
• Eventually, word of Marium, the dugong, got out, and photos of her went viral in Thailand.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 10 Aug. 2019
• Though China has made seagrass restoration a top priority, those efforts couldn’t save the dugong.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
• For example, contributors to Eye on the Reef are more likely to record the spectacular (whale sharks, dugongs and humpback whales) than the common (starfish).
  — Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Smithsonian, 17 Oct. 2019
• Last week, she was found bruised after being chased and supposedly attacked by a male dugong during the mating season.
  — Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2019
• The remains were initially believed to belong to a manatee or a dugong, but a team from the municipal office of Cagdianao says the remains came from a whale that had been dead for two weeks.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 27 Feb. 2017
• Japanese officials said in 2012 the project would have no negative effect on the dugong, and U.S. officials reached the same conclusion two years later.
  — Sudhin Thanawala, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2017
• Even so, only the luckiest Bazaruto divers will ever spot a dugong — often from a distance of several meters — drifting alone or in pairs.
  — Michael Snyder, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
• The archipelago is also home to around 4,000 shy endangered dugongs, a species that feeds on seagrass beds and plays an important role in the overall ecosystem, and at certain times of year, whale sharks can be found here.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
• Notable species have been declared extinct, including the Chinese dugong, the Chinese paddlefish and Yangtze sturgeon, and the white-handed gibbon.
  — Vanessa Hull, The Conversation, 29 Nov. 2022
• All of this has created a region where wildlife thrives, including sharks and rays, crocodiles, dugongs, and in-shore dolphin populations.
  — Anne Casselman, National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019
• Some believe that aquatic mammals such as manatees and dugongs inspired mermaid legends.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023

Last Updated: 23 Oct 2024