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Webster 1913 Edition

hawksbill

hawk′billˊ

,

hawks′billˊ

(-bĭlˊ)
,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A sea turtle (
Eretmochelys imbricata
), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; – called also
caret
.

Syn. – hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.

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