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carpet shark

carpet shark noun: any shark of the order Orectolobiformes.

carpet shark: any shark of the order Orectolobiformes
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Noun

carpet shark (plural carpet sharks)

  1. Any shark of the order Orectolobiformes.
  2. (humorous, informal) A 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

carpet shark meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Thai

carpet shark in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

carpet shark in Bengali

বর্গের যেকোনো হাঙর

carpet shark in Thai

shark of the order Orectolobiformes
อันดับปลาฉลามกบ

Forms of carpet shark

pluralcarpet sharks
alternative formcarpetshark

Origin of carpet shark

From carpet + shark.

Words formed from carpet shark

Questions about carpet shark

What does carpet shark mean?
Carpet shark means any shark of the order Orectolobiformes.
What is carpet shark in Tamil?
Carpet shark in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Carpet shark meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carpet shark?
Carpet shark is a noun.
What is the plural of carpet shark?
The plural of carpet shark is carpet sharks.

Words near carpet shark in the dictionary

  1. carpet munching
  2. carpet python
  3. carpet pythons
  4. carpet rod
  5. carpet rods
  6. carpet shark
  7. carpet sharks
  8. carpet shell
  9. carpet slipper
  10. carpet slippers
  11. carpet snake

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: carpet shark (page history and authors); carpet shark (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carpet shark (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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