ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun
or hawksbill
: a carnivorous sea turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) of tropical and subtropical seas, having a shell that rarely exceeds two feet in length and is covered with large overlapping horny plates of a brown color marbled with yellow that furnish the best tortoiseshell of commerce
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