NOUN | animal | hawksbill, hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata | pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak |
---|
Meaning | pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell. | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, 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 |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact