Dugong

Definition

= large animal of about 3 meters (10 feet) long, which lives in the sea, usually in small herds of twelve to fifteen animals; they swim slowly and feed in fairly shallow water on underwater weeds near mouths of rivers; they sometimes even move a short distance up the river; they need to come to the surface every few minutes to breathe, and they sometimes come out of the water to lie on rocks or sandbanks;◄ |iDugong dugong|i*; ► their skins make very good leather