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Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the ''{{wp|dugong}}''. Its is of the same {{wp|Sirenia|order}} as the {{wp|manatee}}, which resides in the 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 {{type2|Ice}} affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family ({{wp|Dugongidae|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 was partially inspired by other water dwelling aquatic polar mammals; {{wp|seal}}s, {{wp|sea lion}}s, the {{wp|Harp Seal}}, the {{wp|Hooded 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's name is a portmanteau of {{wp|dew}} and ''{{wp|dugong}}'', as well as a corruption of the ''dugong''; a relative of the {{wp|manatee}}. ''Jugon'' is also a corruption of ''dugong''. The ''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 perfect symbol of Dewgong's dual type affinity.