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