shark repellent
porcupine provision | a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts |
carpet bombing
area bombing
saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
| silverfish | a silvery variety of Carassius auratus |
| shark | any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales |
cow shark
six-gilled shark
Hexanchus griseus | large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas |
| mackerel shark | fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks |
mako
mako shark | powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific |
bonito shark
blue pointed
Isurus glaucus | common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific, sport and food fish |
great white shark
white shark
man-eater
man-eating shark
Carcharodon carcharias | large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas, known to attack humans |
basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus | large harmless plankton-eating northern shark, often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface |
thresher
thrasher thresher shark
fox shark
Alopius vulpinus | large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed |
carpet shark
Orectolobus barbatus | shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin |
nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum | small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia |
sand tiger
sand shark
Carcharias taurus
Odontaspis taurus | shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic, sometimes dangerous to swimmers |
whale shark
Rhincodon typus | large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide, resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton |
| cat shark | small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes, found along continental slopes |
| requiem shark | any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species |
bull shark
cub shark
Carcharhinus leucas | a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide, heavy-bodied and dangerous |
| sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus | most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states, sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen |
blacktip shark
sandbar shark Carcharhinus limbatus | widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink |
whitetip shark oceanic whitetip shark
white-tipped shark
Carcharinus longimanus | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin, worldwide distribution, most dangerous shark |
dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus | relatively slender blue-grey shark, nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters |
lemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris | common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa, dangerous |
blue shark
great blue shark
Prionace glauca | slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark, blue body shades to white belly, dangerous especially during maritime disasters |
tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvieri | large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body |
soupfin shark
soupfin
soup-fin
Galeorhinus zyopterus | Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A) |
smoothhound
smoothhound shark
Mustelus mustelus | smooth dogfish of European coastal waters |
whitetip shark reef whitetip shark
Triaenodon obseus | smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins |
hammerhead
hammerhead shark | medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head, worldwide in warm waters, can be dangerous |
shovelhead
bonnethead
bonnet shark
Sphyrna tiburo | small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head, abundant in bays and estuaries |
angel shark
angelfish Squatina squatina
monkfish | sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do |
carpet snake
Python variegatus
Morelia spilotes variegatus | Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back |
carpet beetle
carpet bug | small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics |
buffalo carpet beetle
Anthrenus scrophulariae | a small black and red and white carpet beetle |
| black carpet beetle | a carpet beetle that is solid black in color |
| silverfish Lepisma saccharina | silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing |
carpet moth
tapestry moth
Trichophaga tapetzella | larvae feed on carpets and other woolens |
| Brussels carpet | a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern |
carpet beater
rug beater | implement for beating dust out of carpets |
| carpet loom | a loom for weaving carpeting |
carpet pad
rug pad
underlay
underlayment | a pad placed under a carpet |
carpet sweeper
sweeper | a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet |
| carpet tack | used to nail down carpets |
| flying carpet | (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go |
| red carpet | a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on |
rug
carpet
carpeting | floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) |
slipper
carpet slipper | low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily, usually worn indoors |
Wilton
Wilton carpet | a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile |
| carpet | a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet, a carpet of flowers, the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet |
cardsharp
card sharp
cardsharper
card sharper
sharper
sharpie
sharpy
card shark | a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games |