Hawkbill

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hawkbill \hawk"bill`\, hawksbill \hawks"bill`\(-b[i^]l`), n.
     (Zool.)
     A sea turtle ({Eretmochelys imbricata}), which yields the
     best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also {caret}.
  
     Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle,


          Eretmochelys imbricata.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hawkbill
       n : pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source
           of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill
           turtle}, {hawksbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle}, {Eretmochelys
           imbricata}]