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wobbegong

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈwɒbɪɡɒŋ/
  • US: /ˈwɑbiˌɡɑŋ/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Dharug wabigang. A parallel in Tharawal dhabigang suggests a common Yuin-Kuric origin.