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‖ Halicore Zool.|həˈlɪkəriː|
[f. Gr. ἅλς, ἁλι- sea + κόρη maiden, lit. ‘mermaid’.]
Name of the genus of Sirenians, found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, to which the Dugong belongs.
1828J. Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. I. 161 Halicore, Cuv...Dugungus, Lacep. 1847Carpenter Zool. §305 The Dugong or Halicore is a native of the Indian Seas. 1883Cassell's Nat. Hist. II. 269 The Dugong, typical of the genus Halicore, is a living form, ordinarily from ten to twelve feet long. |