epaulette shark

noun

A species of longtail carpet shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum.

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Meanings

nounepaulette shark (plural epaulette sharks)

plural epaulette sharks

  1. A species of longtail carpet shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum.

    You have nothing to fear from an epaulette shark. These small fish spend their nights crawling around on the seabed searching for fish to chomp on.

    2026, Tom Jackson, How Big is That: A Life-Size Guide to the Animal Kingdom, page 34
  2. Any of various other species of sharks in the genus Hemiscyllium.

Origin

From epaulette + shark.

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