carpet shark
noun
any shark of the family Orectolobidae, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters, having mottled skin and fleshy lobes along the sides of the head.
Origin of carpet shark
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby carpet shark
carpet bowling,
carpet grass,
carpet knight,
carpet moth,
carpet plot,
carpet shark,
carpet slipper,
carpet snake,
carpet sweeper,
carpet tack,
carpet tile
British Dictionary definitions for carpet shark
carpet shark
noun
any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, having two dorsal fins and a patterned back, typically marked with white and brown