hawksbill

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hawksbill
    n 1: pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak;
         source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill
         turtle}, {hawksbill}, {hawkbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle},
         {Eretmochelys imbricata}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hawkbill \hawk"bill`\, hawksbill \hawks"bill`\(-b[i^]l`), n.
   (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.
        [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hawksbill \hawks"bill\ n.
   See {hawkbill}.

   Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle,
        {Eretmochelys imbricata}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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