hawksbill
nounEtymology From hawk + -s- + bill; so named because its sharp beak is reminiscent of a hawk's.
1
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
- Derived terms
- hawksbill sea turtle, hawksbill turtle
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.