noun
dugong; sea pig
A marine mammal found in warm coastal waters, related to the manatee. The term 'sea pig' is a less common English name.
沖縄の海でジュゴンを見た。
I saw a dugong in the sea off Okinawa.
ジュゴンは絶滅危惧種に指定されている。
Dugongs are designated as an endangered species.
マナティー refers to the manatee, a related but distinct marine mammal found in the Atlantic and freshwater habitats, while ジュゴン is the dugong found in the Indo-Pacific.
Loanword from English 'dugong', ultimately from Malay 'duyung'.