English dictionary

hawkbill

/'h/O/k,b/I/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell

noun.animal

Synonyms eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill hawksbill turtle tortoiseshell turtle

Source: WordNet 3.0
A sea turtle (<i>Eretmochelys imbricata</i>), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also <i>caret</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913