hawkbill

[hawk-bil]

noun

1. hawksbill turtle.

hawkbill

/ ˈhɔːkˌbɪl /

noun

1. another name for hawksbill turtle

Word History and Origins

Origin of hawkbill¹

First recorded in 1775–85; hawk ¹ + bill ²

Example Sentences

Here we bought a quantity of hawkbill turtle shell.

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They have a live hawkbill turtle in their room—quite a large one, for I could scarcely move it—and have painted its back in five or six colours.

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The young hawkbill turtle, however, was floating on the surface, and seemed very sick.

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So Finklebaum, having the Little Brass God within a foot of his hawkbill nose, takes the man's address and says he'll let him know if he hears anything about the thing in demand.

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And we traded and salved wherever a dollar promised in the way of pearl and pearl shell, copra, beche de mer, hawkbill turtle shell, and stranded wrecks.

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