wobbegong

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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