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ORECTOLOBUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Carpet sharks

Synonyms:

genus Orectolobus; Orectolobus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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