hawkbill

Noun

Synonyms: hawksbill turtle hawksbill tortoiseshell turtle Eretmochelys imbricata

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

hawkbill \hawk"bill`\, hawksbill \hawks"bill`\(-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. [1913 Webster]