wobbegong

American  

[wob-ee-gong] / ˈwɒb iˌgɒŋ /

noun

Australian.

1. the carpet shark.

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wobbegong British  

/ ˈwɒbɪˌɡɒŋ /

noun

1. an Australian carpet shark, Orectolobus maculatus , with brown-and-white skin

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Etymology

Origin of wobbegong

First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps from an Australian Aboriginal language

Example Sentences

And, brother, are there a lot of varieties — hammerhead shark, walking shark, whale shark, tawny nurse shark, pajama shark, pelagic thresher, tiger shark, tasselled wobbegong shark, puffadder shy shark, baby shark, mommy shark and daddy shark, to name but a few.

From Los Angeles Times

The shark exhibit, which opened June 30 on Brooklyn’s Coney Island, opens with a tunnel overhead that showcases a colorful Indo-Pacific reef and the sort of sharks that thrive there — wobbegong, white-tips and black-tips.

From Washington Post

At one point, they didn't even seem to notice a bottom-dwelling wobbegong shark sneaking up.

From Science Magazine

There are three sandbar sharks at the zoo, as well as blacktip reef sharks, nurse sharks, a sand tiger shark and a Japanese wobbegong.

From Washington Times

A single blood sample was extracted from a wobbegong shark at Melbourne Aquarium, .

From BBC