Hawksbill Definition

hôksbĭl
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.
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Noun

Singular:
hawksbill
Plural:
hawksbills

Hawksbill Sentence Examples

  • The city center we found the hawksbill cay just.

  • The most common species to be found in the sanctuary are hawksbill & olive ridley turtles.

  • Between outings, snorkeling off the beach proves very rewarding with a Hawksbill Turtle grazing the sea grass literally 25 yards from the shore.

  • On the bow of the wreck, we saw a hawksbill turtle feeding on the soft corals.

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