skaamoog

skaamoog
\\ˈskäˌmōg\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Afrikaans, from skaam to be ashamed (from Dutch schamen, from Middle Dutch) + oog eye, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch oge; probably from the habit of folding the tail over the head when caught; akin to Old High German ouga eye — more at shame, eye
southern Africa : a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae

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