Translingual

Proper noun

Orectolobiformes

1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha - carpet shark.

Hypernyms

• (order): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Selachimorpha - superorder

Hyponyms

• (order): Brachaeluridae (blind sharks), Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks), Hemiscylliidae (bamboo sharks, some carpet sharks, and epaulette sharks), Orectolobidae (wobbegong sharks), Parascylliidae (collared carpet sharkss), Rhincodontidae (whale sharks), Stegostomatidae (zebra sharks) - families (English vernacular names)