HyperDic: hawkbill

English > 1 sense of the word hawkbill:
NOUNanimalhawkbill, hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricatapugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak
hawkbill > pronunciation
Soundshhao'kbih.l
RhymesAdvil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl...
English > hawkbill: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningpugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell.
Synonymshawksbill turtle, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
Member ofEretmochelys, genus Eretmochelyshawksbills
Broadersea turtle, marine turtleAny of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers
Spanishcarey, tortuga carey, tortuga de carey
Catalancarei, tortuga carey

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