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hawksbill

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hawksbill
hawks·bill (hôksʹbĭl') n.
A tropical sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) valued as a source of tortoiseshell. Also called tortoiseshell.

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Universalium. 2010.

  
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  • hawksbill — hawks bill n. See {hawkbill}. Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, {Eretmochelys imbricata}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hawksbill — hawkbill hawk bill , hawksbill hawks bill ( b[i^]l ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A sea turtle ({Eretmochelys imbricata}), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; called also {caret}. Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hawksbill — noun Date: 1712 a small brown or brown and yellow sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) of tropical waters that has a narrow pointed beak and a carapace of overlapping plates compare tortoiseshell 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hawksbill — noun The tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell …   Wiktionary

  • hawksbill — Герпентология: бисса (Eretmochelys imbricata) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • hawksbill turtle — 1> зоол. бисса (морская черепаха; Eretmochelys imbricata) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

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