wobbegong

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Etymology

From a native Australian name.

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Pronunciation

Noun

wobbegong (plural wobbegongs)

  1. Any of eight species of bottom-dwelling carpet sharks in the Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. family, distinguished by their small vegetation-like flaps of skin around their mouth.
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 98:
      The Shark Attack File lists only one authenticated wobbegong attack, but contains fourteen "unauthoritative" attacks, and given the distinctive appearance of these sharks, it is very likely that at least some of the sharks were wobbegongs.

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English wobbegong.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wob‧be‧gong

Noun

wobbegong m (plural wobbegongs)

  1. wobbegong, any shark of the Orectolobidae.
    Synonym: bakerhaai
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