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hawksbill /ˈhɔːksbɪl /(also hawksbill turtle) nounA small tropical sea turtle with hooked jaws and overlapping horny plates on the shell, the traditional source of tortoiseshell.- Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae.
There are two species of sea turtles that mate and nest in the Gulf: the hawksbill and the green turtle, both endangered species....- The hawksbill sea turtle population in the Gulf of Thailand is small and in danger of extinction because of illegal fishing and the mammals' limited ability to reproduce.
- Officers at the center said they cultivate 2 types of baby sea turtles; the lays turtle and the hawksbill turtle.
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