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carpet shark

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any shark of the order Orectolobiformes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A ferret kept as a domestic pet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, informal

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Orectolobus barbatus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shark

History

Etymology

From carpet + shark.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: saqqallı akulakimilər — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Dutch: bakerhaai — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Finnish: partahai — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • German: Ammenhai — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Hungarian: rablócápa-alakúak — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Hungarian: dajkacápa-alakúak — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Irish: siorc dathannach — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Latvian: paklājhaizivjveidīgās — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Lithuanian: ūsuotieji rykliai — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Māori: pekapeka — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Polish: rekin dywanowy — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Slovak: kobercovcotvaré — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Swedish: wobbegongartade hajar — shark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • Thai: อันดับปลาฉลามกบ — shark of the order Orectolobiformes