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hawksbill turtle
/
ˈhɔksˌbɪl
/
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[
hawks
-bil
]
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noun
a sea turtle,
Eretmochelys imbricata,
the shell of
which
is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
Also called
hawks·bill,
hawkbill
,
tortoiseshell turtle
.
Origin:
1650–60;
hawk
1
+
's
1
+
bill
2
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hawksbill turtle
or
hawksbill
(ˈhɔːksˌbɪl)
—
n
hawkbill
, Also called:
tortoiseshell turtle
a small tropical turtle,
Eretmochelys imbricata,
with a hooked beaklike mouth: a source of tortoiseshell: family
Chelonidae
hawksbill
or
hawksbill
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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