HAWKSBILL


Meaning of HAWKSBILL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯks-ˌbil ]

noun

Date: 1712

: a small brown or brown and yellow sea turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) of tropical waters that has a narrow pointed beak and a carapace of overlapping plates — compare tortoiseshell 1

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