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hawksbill turtle

DEFINITIONS OF: hawksbill turtle

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n pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell

Synonyms:
Eretmochelys imbricata, hawkbill, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle
Type of:
marine turtle, sea turtle
any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
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