- hawksbill
- noun Date: 1712 a small brown or brown and yellow sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) of tropical waters that has a narrow pointed beak and a carapace of overlapping plates — compare tortoiseshell 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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hawksbill — hawks bill n. See {hawkbill}. Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, {Eretmochelys imbricata}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hawksbill — hawkbill hawk bill , hawksbill hawks bill ( b[i^]l ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A sea turtle ({Eretmochelys imbricata}), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; called also {caret}. Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hawksbill — n. (in full hawksbill turtle) a small turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, yielding tortoiseshell … Useful english dictionary
Hawksbill All-Inclusive by Rex Resorts — (Файв Айлендс Виллидж,Антигуа и Барбуда) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель … Каталог отелей
hawksbill (turtle) — or hawksbill [hôks′bil΄] n. a medium sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained * * * … Universalium
hawksbill (turtle) — or hawksbill [hôks′bil΄] n. a medium sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained … English World dictionary
hawksbill (turtle) — or hawksbill [hôks′bil΄] n. a medium sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained … English World dictionary
Hawksbill Station — infobox Book | name = Hawksbill Station title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Robert Silverberg illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science… … Wikipedia
Hawksbill Mountain — Infobox Mountain Name=Hawksbill Mountain Photo=Hawksbill crop.jpg Caption=Hawksbill Mountain from the north Elevation=4,050 feet (1,234 metres) Location=Virginia, USA Range=Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains Prominence = 2,148 ft (655 m) … Wikipedia
Hawksbill turtle — ] This endangered status continued all the way through several reassessments in 1986,cite book | author = IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre | authorlink =IUCN | title =1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals | publisher =IUCN | year =1986 |… … Wikipedia
hawksbill turtle — noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell • Syn: ↑hawksbill, ↑hawkbill, ↑tortoiseshell turtle, ↑Eretmochelys imbricata • Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle … Useful english dictionary
