wobbegong

/ˈwɒbɪɡɒŋ/ · noun

Meaning

Any of eight species of bottom-dwelling carpet sharks in the Orectolobidae family, distinguished by their small vegetation-like flaps of skin around the mouth.

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Related words

carpet shark(English)blind shark(English)speckled carpetshark(English)nurse shark(English)bambooshark(English)collared carpet shark(English)rough shark(English)wormfish(English)carpet(English)shark(English)banded(English)ocean(English)

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Sources

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