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Hawkbill - 3 dictionary results

hawk⋅bill

[hawk-bil]

Origin:
1775–85; hawk 1 + bill 2
hawkbill

noun
pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: hawksbill turtle

Hawkbill

Hawk"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

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