carpet shark

noun

Any shark of the order Orectolobiformes.

Similar
Orectolobus barbatus
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Meanings

nouncarpet shark (plural carpet sharks)

plural carpet sharks · alternative carpetshark

  1. Any shark of the order Orectolobiformes.
  2. humorousinformalA ferret kept as a domestic pet.

    Inspect your ferret's bedding routinely. Some carpet sharks find cloth an irresistible delicacy and chew holes in the fabric.

    2021, Kim Schilling, Ferrets For Dummies, page 78

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin

Similar
Orectolobus barbatus
Broader
shark

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From carpet + shark.

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Translations

Dutch bakerhaai
  • bakerhaaishark of the order Orectolobiformes
Finnish partahai
  • partahaishark of the order Orectolobiformes
German Ammenhai
  • Ammenhaishark of the order Orectolobiformes
Hungarian rablócápa-alakúak, dajkacápa-alakúak
  • rablócápa-alakúakshark of the order Orectolobiformes
  • dajkacápa-alakúakshark of the order Orectolobiformes
Irish siorc dathannach
  • siorc dathannachshark of the order Orectolobiformes
Latvian paklājhaizivjveidīgās
  • paklājhaizivjveidīgāsshark of the order Orectolobiformes
Lithuanian ūsuotieji rykliai
  • ūsuotieji rykliaishark of the order Orectolobiformes
Māori pekapeka
  • pekapekashark of the order Orectolobiformes
Polish rekin dywanowy
  • rekin dywanowyshark of the order Orectolobiformes
Slovak kobercovcotvaré
  • kobercovcotvaréshark of the order Orectolobiformes
Swedish wobbegongartade hajar
  • wobbegongartade hajarshark of the order Orectolobiformes
Thai อันดับปลาฉลามกบ
  • อันดับปลาฉลามกบshark of the order Orectolobiformes
Cite this entry
APA

carpet shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20shark

MLA

“carpet shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20shark. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpet shark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20shark.

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