hawksbill (redirected from hawksbills)

hawks·bill  (hôksbl)

n.

A tropical sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) valued as a source of tortoiseshell. Also called tortoiseshell.

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Noun

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hawksbill - pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell Eretmochelys imbricata, hawkbill, hawksbill turtle, 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