hawksbill turtle

hawksbill turtle, hawksbill [ˈhɔːksˌbɪl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small tropical turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, with a hooked beaklike mouth: a source of tortoiseshell: family Chelonidae Also called hawkbill tortoiseshell turtle

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Noun

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