Definition of Orectolobidae

1. Noun. Nurse sharks and carpet sharks.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Orectolobidae

Orders of Australia
Ordibehesht
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey map
Ordophone
Ordophones
Ordovian
Ordovician
Ordovician period
Ore.
Oreamnos
Oreamnos americanus
Orebite
Orebites
Orectolobidae
Orectolobus
Orectolobus barbatus
Oregon
Oregon Jargon
Oregon alder
Oregon ash
Oregon cedar
Oregon crab apple
Oregon fir
Oregon grape
Oregon grapes
Oregon holly grape
Oregon larch
Oregon lily

Literary usage of Orectolobidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"... bite divers who are molesting them; included here are such common forms as nurse sharks (family orectolobidae) and swell sharks (family Scyliorhinidae). ..."

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