hawksbill

hawks·bill

H0090200 (hôks′bĭl′)n. A slender sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) of tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, having a hawklike beak and heavily harvested in the past for its carapace, the source of tortoiseshell. Also called tortoiseshell.

Thesaurus

Noun

hawksbill - pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshellEretmochelys imbricata, hawkbill, hawksbill turtle, tortoiseshell turtlemarine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seasEretmochelys, genus Eretmochelys - hawksbills

hawksbill

hawksbill:

see sea turtlesea turtle,
name for several species of large marine turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans. These turtles are modified for life in the ocean by having flipperlike forelimbs without toes and lightweight shells. Their heads are too large to be withdrawn into the shell.
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hawksbill

noun

Synonyms for hawksbill

noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak

Synonyms

Eretmochelys imbricata
hawkbill
hawksbill turtle
tortoiseshell turtle

Related Words

marine turtle
sea turtle
Eretmochelys
genus Eretmochelys

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