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Definition of Hawksbill
1. Noun. Pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell.
Generic synonyms: Marine Turtle, Sea Turtle
Group relationships: Eretmochelys, Genus Eretmochelys
Definition of Hawksbill
1. Noun. The tropical marine turtle, ''Eretmochelys imbricata'', that is a source of tortoiseshell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hawksbill
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hawksbill
Literary usage of Hawksbill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery: With Notes and by Great Britain Court of Chancery (1843)
"And the bill then stated a deed of the 7th of December, 1815, by which the estate
of hawksbill and the 108 slaves were conveyed to Punnett in fee. ..."
2. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"hawksbill turtle nests are roughly circular and shallow, usually less than half
... Range: hawksbill turtles probably occur wherever there are coral reefs, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux, Great Britain Court of Chancery, James William Mylne, Baron John Singleton Copley Lyndhurst (1838)
"And the bill then stated a deed of the 7th of December 1815, by which the estate
of hawksbill and the 108 slaves were conveyed to Punnett in fee. ..."
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