hawksbill

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hawksbill

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From hawk + -s- + bill; so named because its sharp beak is reminiscent of a hawk's.

noun hawksbills · hawkbill

A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.

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@misc{hawksbill_2026,
  title = {hawksbill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawksbill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}