/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; HAWK 1 + 'S 1 + BILL 2 ]
/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; HAWK 1 + 'S 1 + BILL 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012