hawksbill turtle

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hawksbill turtle

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The turtle's head has a sharply hooked beak, supposed to resemble the bill of a hawk.

noun hawksbill turtles

  1. A sea turtle species (Eretmochelys imbricata).

    Similar: hawksbill sea turtle

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noun turtle species

Españoltortuga de carey, tortuga carey, carey
한국어매부리바다거북 maeburibadageobuk
日本語玳瑁 taimai
Portuguêstartaruga-de-pente
Françaistortue imbriquée
DeutschEchte Karettschildkröte
Русскийби́сса bíssa
Tiếng Việtđồi mồi

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@misc{hawksbill_turtle_2026,
  title = {hawksbill turtle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawksbill%20turtle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}