Definition of hawkbill Hawkbill

/hɔˈkbɪˌl/ - [hokbil] - hawk•bill

We found 4 definitions of hawkbill from 4 different sources.

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What does hawkbill mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

hawkbill - pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
  hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
  marine turtle, sea turtle any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
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  • hawkbill (Noun)
    Alternative spelling of hawksbill.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hawkbill (n.)
    A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

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