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ORECTOLOBUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Orectolobus mean? 

ORECTOLOBUS (noun)
  The noun ORECTOLOBUS has 1 sense:

1. carpet sharksplay

  Familiarity information: ORECTOLOBUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORECTOLOBUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Carpet sharks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Orectolobus; Orectolobus

Hypernyms ("Orectolobus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Orectolobus"):

carpet shark; Orectolobus barbatus (shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin)

Holonyms ("Orectolobus" is a member of...):

family Orectolobidae; Orectolobidae (nurse sharks and carpet sharks)


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