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Hawksbill

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
  2. 2
    pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell wordnet

Etymology

From hawk + -s- + bill; so named because its sharp beak is reminiscent of a hawk's.

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