HyperDic: hawkbill

English > 1 sense of the word *hawkbill*:
NOUN	animal	hawkbill, hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata	pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak

hawkbill > pronunciation
Sounds	hhao'kbih.l
Rhymes	Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl...

English > *hawkbill*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell.
Synonyms	hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
Member of	Eretmochelys, genus Eretmochelys	hawksbills
Broader	sea turtle, marine turtle	Any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers
Spanish	carey, tortuga carey, tortuga de carey
Catalan	carei, tortuga carey