Dugonginae
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Dugonginae
[dü′gän·jə‚nē] (vertebrate zoology)
The dugongs, a subfamily of sirenian mammals in the family Dugongidae characterized by enlarged, sharply deflected premaxillae and the absence of nasal bones.
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