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carpetshark

carpetshark is the alternative form of carpet shark.

Meaning of carpet shark

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

Forms of carpetshark

pluralcarpetsharks

Origin of carpetshark

From carpet + shark.

Words formed from carpetshark

Phrases with carpetshark

Questions about carpetshark

What is carpetshark the alternative form of?
Carpetshark is the alternative form of carpet shark.

Words near carpetshark in the dictionary

  1. carpetmongers
  2. carpetmuncher
  3. carpetmunchers
  4. carpets
  5. carpetsful
  6. carpetshark
  7. carpetsharks
  8. carpetsweeper
  9. carpetsweepers
  10. carpetward
  11. carpetwards

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