HAWKBILL

Meaning of HAWKBILL in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

or hawkbill turtle

Etymology: hawk (I) + bill

: hawksbill turtle

II. adjective

Etymology: hawk (I) + bill

: hawk-billed

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HAWKBILL — (n.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.
Английский словарь Webster
HAWKBILL — ( n. ) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWKBILL — /hawk"bil'/ , n. See hawksbill turtle . [ 1775-85; HAWK 1 + BILL 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWKBILL — noun a sea turtle (eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; called also caret.
Webster English vocab
HAWKBILL — (зоология) бисса (морская черепаха; Eretmochelys imbricata)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAWKBILL — = hawksbill turtle
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAWKBILL — (n) бисса
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HAWKBILL — = hawksbill turtle
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HAWKBILL — = hawksbill turtle
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAWKBILL — (зоология) бисса (морская черепаха; Eretmochelys imbricata)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAWKBILL TURTLE — noun see hawkbill I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA TURTLE — () Any one of several very large species of chelonians having the feet converted into paddles, as the green turtle, …
Английский словарь Webster
CARET — (n.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.
Английский словарь Webster
SEA TURTLE — Any one of several very large species of chelonians having the feet converted into paddles, as the green turtle, hawkbill, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CARET — ( n. ) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged 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 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA TURTLE — the sea pigeon, or guillemot. 2. sea turtle ·- any one of several very large species of chelonians having the …
Webster English vocab
CARET — noun the hawkbill turtle. ·see hawkbill. 2. caret ·noun a mark used by writers and proof readers to indicate that …
Webster English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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