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1. (noun) hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell

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1. (noun) hawkbill
a sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret

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haw haw-haw hawfinch hawk-eyed hawkbill hawkbit hawker

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