hawkbill

[ hawk-bil ]

Origin of hawkbill

1
First recorded in 1775–85; hawk1 + bill2

Words Nearby hawkbill

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How to use hawkbill in a sentence

  • When Ted Harkness reached the summit of hawkbill, he hurried.

    Double Challenge | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • The young hawkbill turtle, however, was floating on the surface, and seemed very sick.

  • Behind hawkbill rose a mountain that, long ago, had been ravaged by fire.

    Double Challenge | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • Ted sat down on the very tip of hawkbill and Tammie squatted companionably beside him.

    Double Challenge | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • The next morning, the rising sun was only halfway down hawkbill when Ted walked to his job at Crestwood.

    Double Challenge | James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for hawkbill

hawkbill

/ (ˈhɔːkˌbɪl) /


noun
  1. another name for hawksbill turtle

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