- hawksbill turtle
- hawks′bill tur′tle[[t]ˈhɔksˌbɪl[/t]] n.ram a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell. Also called hawks′bill`
From formal English to slang. 2014.
hawksbill turtle
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hawksbill (turtle) — or hawksbill [hôks′bil΄] n. a medium sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained * * * … Universalium
hawksbill (turtle) — or hawksbill [hôks′bil΄] n. a medium sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained … English World dictionary
hawksbill (turtle) — or hawksbill [hôks′bil΄] n. a medium sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained … English World dictionary
Hawksbill turtle — ] This endangered status continued all the way through several reassessments in 1986,cite book | author = IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre | authorlink =IUCN | title =1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals | publisher =IUCN | year =1986 |… … Wikipedia
hawksbill turtle — noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell • Syn: ↑hawksbill, ↑hawkbill, ↑tortoiseshell turtle, ↑Eretmochelys imbricata • Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle … Useful english dictionary
hawksbill turtle — /hawks bil / a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species. Also called hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle. [1650 60; HAWK1 + S1 + BILL2] * * * … Universalium
hawksbill turtle — noun A sea turtle species, Eretmochelys imbricata … Wiktionary
hawksbill turtle — noun a small tropical sea turtle with hooked jaws and overlapping horny plates on the shell, hunted as the traditional source of tortoiseshell. [Eretmochelys imbricata.] … English new terms dictionary
hawksbill — hawks bill n. See {hawkbill}. Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, {Eretmochelys imbricata}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turtle Boy — may refer to one of two things:* The Burnside Fountain, A statue of a young boy riding a Hawksbill turtle located in Worcester, Massachusetts.* A character from the DC Comics universe … Wikipedia
