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hawksbill turtle
[ hawks-bil ]
noun
- a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
hawksbill turtle
/ ˈhɔːksˌbɪl /
noun
- a small tropical turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, with a hooked beaklike mouth: a source of tortoiseshell: family Chelonidae Also calledhawkbilltortoiseshell turtle
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Example Sentences
It had taken me three days of snorkeling, but I finally hit the jackpot — an endangered hawksbill turtle, serenely munching tropical sea grass in the shallows of Francis Bay.
They had picked up a good many curiosities, including one of the largest and finest hawksbill-turtle shells I had ever beheld.
A singular mode of taking the hawksbill turtle is followed by the natives here.
Our fishing party have taken in their seine to-day, two flying-fish of the gurnet species, and a hawksbill turtle.
It might be a lace handkerchief, a pink Paumotan pearl, or a comb of hawksbill turtle.
The Hawksbill Turtle is distinguished by the hawk-like appearance of its head.
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