dugong oil

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


an oil obtained in Australia,from Halicore dugong, Gmel., by boiling the superficialfat. A substitute for cod-liver oil. The dugongs are a genusof marine mammals in the order Sirenia. H. dugong inhabits the waters of North and North-eastAustralia, the southern shores of Asia, and the east coast ofAfrica. The word is Malay.

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