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 ===Origin===
-Dewgong is based on a {{wp|dugong}}. It is of {{wp|Sirenia|the same order}} as the {{wp|manatee}}, which resides in the {{wp|Western Hemisphere}}. The four {{wp|Evolution of sirenians|known living members}} of the order all currently inhabit warm waters, a source of conflict with Dewgong's {{type|Ice}} affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family ({{wp|Dugongidae}}), the {{wp|Steller's sea cow}}, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the {{wp|Bering Sea}}. While it is suggested that Dewgong is partially inspired by polar {{wp|earless seal}}s like the {{wp|harp seal}}, the {{wp|ringed seal}}, et al.; the {{wp|Evolution of sirenians#Fossil history|Sirenian fossil record}} suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong.
+Dewgong seems based on a {{wp|dugong}} or {{wp|manatee}}, sightnings of which are thought to be the origin of the mythical {{wp|mermaid}}. Although all current members of ''{{wp|Sirenia}}'' inhabit warm waters, the extinct {{wp|Steller's sea cow}} once inhabited the cold waters of the {{wp|Bering Sea}}, which may explain Dewgong's {{type|Ice}}. Its large teeth and icy habitat are also reminiscent of {{wp|earless seals}}, particularly the {{wp|harp seal}} whose pups have pure white fur coats to blend in with the snow. Its horn may be inspired by the {{wp|narwhal}}, a {{wp|toothed whale}} with a protruding tusk that lives in the {{wp|Arctic Ocean}}.
-It may also draw inspiration from {{wp|narwhal}}s, a {{wp|toothed whale}} with a protruding tusk and lives in the {{wp|Arctic Ocean}}.
 ====Name origin====
-Dewgong is a portmanteau of {{wp|dew}} and ''{{wp|dugong}}'' (a relative of the {{wp|manatee}}). ''Dew'' may refer to the natural phenomenon of water vapor condensing in the presence of a cold surface. Dew formation at sufficiently low temperatures turns into {{wp|frost}}, a possible reference to Dewgong's dual type affinity.
+Dewgong may be a portmanteau of ''{{wp|dew}}'' (water droplets condensing on a cold surface) and ''{{wp|dugong}}''.
-Jugon is a corruption of ''dugong''.
+Jugon may be a corruption of ''dugong''.
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