halicore

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/həˈlɪ.kə.ɹiː/

noun

The dugong.

OriginLate Latin [Term?] ← Ancient Greek ἅλς →
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Meanings

nounhalicore (plural halicores)

plural halicores

  1. obsoleteThe dugong.

    I constitute the fourth order or stem of mammalia out of the suborders of Whales, Dolphins, Halicores, Seals, and Carnivoræ […]

    1849, Johann Jacob Kaup, Monograph of the Falconidæ
    1 more example

    […]the dugong or halicore, of which the distribution is rather widespread, from the Red Sea and East African coasts to the west coast of Australia.

    1884, Robert Armitage Sterndale, Natural history of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon, page 268

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἅλς“sea”
  2. Late Latin[Term?]
  3. Englishhalicore

From Late Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “sea”) + κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

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APA

halicore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halicore

MLA

“halicore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halicore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halicore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halicore.

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