ōˌrektəˈläbəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Orectolobus, type genus + -idae
: a large family of chiefly Pacific and tropical sharks including the carpet shark, having two dorsal fins, a well-developed fleshy barbel at the anterior margin of the nostril, and small teeth with several cusps, and being mostly small often brilliantly marked bottom dwellers of shallow waters