large aquatic mammal; dugong
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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dugong; sirenian
Refers specifically to the dugong, a marine mammal. It is sometimes colloquially called a 'sea cow' in English. The term can also refer more broadly to members of the order Sirenia, which includes manatees.
Hǎi海
niú牛
shì是
bīn濒
wēi危
bǎo保
hù护
dòng动
wù物
。
The dugong is an endangered protected animal.
Zài在
Ào澳
dà大
lì利
yà亚
de的
qiǎn浅
hǎi海
shuǐ水
yù域
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
hǎi海
niú牛
。
You can see dugongs in the shallow coastal waters of Australia.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
dà大
xíng型
de的
shí食
cǎo草
hǎi海
niú牛
yǐ以
hǎi海
zǎo藻
wéi为
shēng生
。
This large herbivorous sea cow lives on seaweed.