an Australian carpet shark, Orectolobus maculatus, with brown-and-white skin
Word origin
from a native Australian language
wobbegong in American English
(ˈwɑbiˌɡɑŋ)
noun
Austral
the carpet shark
Word origin
[1850–55; perh. ‹ an Australian Aboriginal language]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, cloakroom, ethos, headhunting, heavyweight