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wobbegong|ˈwɒbɪgɒŋ|
Also wobbygong, wobegong.
[Aboriginal name.]
A brown carpet shark with buff markings, Orectolobus maculatus, found off the coast of Australia.
1852G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes I. xii. 392 The most hideous to behold of the shark tribe is the wobegong, or woe-begone, as the fishermen call it... His broad back is spotted over with leopard-like marks. 1882J. E. Tenison-Woods Fish & Fisheries N.S.W. iv. 94 The wobbegong..is chiefly nocturnal. 1917Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 588/1 There is also the well-known wobbygong, a creature of extraordinary and beautiful colouring. 1937Z. Grey Amer. Angler in Austral. vi. 53 The most remarkable feature of the wobbegong is his teeth. 1956S. Hope Diggers' Paradise xx. 183 The worst types are the white pointer,..hammerhead and carpet shark, also called the wobbegong. 1981B. Stonehouse Sharks iv. 46 Woggegongs..add to their camouflage by growing fronds that look like seaweed on their faces. |