HAWKSBILL TURTLE


Meaning of HAWKSBILL TURTLE in English

/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 .