English

epaulette shark

From epaulette + shark.

Proto-Hellenic *spátʰā ‘blade’

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Old French espalle ‘shoulder’

Middle French espaule ‘shoulder’

French épaule ‘shoulder’

French épaulette

Middle English shark

English shark

Today it means

noun A species of longtail carpet shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / epaulette shark