skaamoog

noun

skaam·​oog

ˈskäˌmōg

plural -s

southern Africa

: a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from skaam to be ashamed (from Dutch schamen, from Middle Dutch) + oog eye, from D, from Middle Dutch oge; probably from the habit of folding the tail over the head when caught; akin to Old High German ouga eye

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