Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A slender sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) of tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, having a hawklike beak and heavily harvested in the past for its carapace, the source of tortoiseshell.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hawk-bill , 1. - noun The catch or detent controlling the striking-movement of a clock.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
hawkbill .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
tropical marine turtle , Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source oftortoiseshell .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
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Examples
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Here are three sorts of sea-turtle, namely hawksbill, loggerhead, and green: but none of them are in any esteem, neither Spaniards nor Portuguese loving them: nay they have a great antipathy against them, and would much rather eat a porpoise, though our English count the green turtle very extraordinary food.
A Voyage to New Holland William Dampier 1683
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He didn't dream any more than the Chink, but coming back he stopped for hawksbill turtle at the very beach where you say the mate of the Flirt was killed.
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The mood is one of hope, lambent optimism for the future, and the streets are busy: wares, from hammocks to human hair brushes to hawksbill turtle shells, are being hawked with zest; horse-drawn buggies spindle in and about the cobblestone streets; children are skylarking in the alleys.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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The mood is one of hope, lambent optimism for the future, and the streets are busy: wares, from hammocks to human hair brushes to hawksbill turtle shells, are being hawked with zest; horse-drawn buggies spindle in and about the cobblestone streets; children are skylarking in the alleys.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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The mood is one of hope, lambent optimism for the future, and the streets are busy: wares, from hammocks to human hair brushes to hawksbill turtle shells, are being hawked with zest; horse-drawn buggies spindle in and about the cobblestone streets; children are skylarking in the alleys.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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It might be a lace handkerchief, a pink Paumotan pearl, or a comb of hawksbill turtle.
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The islands are important for two species of sea turtle: green turtle Chelonia mydas (EN) and hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (CR) which are common in the surrounding waters, with the former nesting on sandy beaches.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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Whales, rare green sea turtles, and hawksbill turtles also ply these aquamarine waters, along with nine species of sea snakes, some lethal.
Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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The mood is one of hope, lambent optimism for the future, and the streets are busy: wares, from hammocks to human hair brushes to hawksbill turtle shells, are being hawked with zest; horse-drawn buggies spindle in and about the cobblestone streets; children are skylarking in the alleys.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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Whales, rare green sea turtles, and hawksbill turtles also ply these aquamarine waters, along with nine species of sea snakes, some lethal.
Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
hernesheir commented on the word hawksbill
A ewer of very large size. Cf. loggerhead, a name of a type of inkstand.
December 31, 2011