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Definition of Genus Eretmochelys
1. Noun. Hawksbills.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, Family Chelonidae, Family Cheloniidae
Member holonyms: Eretmochelys Imbricata, Hawkbill, Hawksbill, Hawksbill Turtle, Tortoiseshell Turtle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Eretmochelys
Literary usage of Genus Eretmochelys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"... and great numbers are caught on shore at night, as they come there to deposit
their eggs. The genus Eretmochelys contains the Tortoise-shell Turtles. ..."
2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"The genus Eretmochelys contains the Tortoise-shell Turtles. The Hawk-bill, or
Tortoise-shell Turtle, E. imbri- cata, ..."
3. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"Genus ERETMOCHELYS " Fitzinger. 1828. Caretta RITGEN, Nova Ada Arad. Leop.
Carol., XIV, p. 270 (type, Chelonia imbricata) (not of Rafinesque, 1814). 1843. ..."
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