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

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 Louis Becke

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.

From Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds by Archibald Lee Fletcher

Here we bought a quantity of hawkbill turtle shell.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Rolf Boldrewood

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 Jack London

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.

From The Flemmings And "Flash Harry" Of Savait From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 by Louis Becke