hawkbill

American  

[hawk-bil] / ˈhɔkˌbɪl /

noun

1. hawksbill turtle.

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hawkbill British  

/ ˈhɔːkˌbɪl /

noun

1. another name for hawksbill turtle

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Etymology

Origin of hawkbill

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

Example Sentences

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hawkbill

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.

From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various

Here we bought a quantity of hawkbill turtle shell.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf

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.

From South Sea Tales by London, Jack

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.

From Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews by London, Jack

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

From "Five-Head" Creek; and Fish Drugging In The Pacific 1901 by Becke, Louis