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hawksbill (turtle)
hawksbill (turtle) definition
hawks·bill· (turtle) (hôks′bil′)
noun
a medium-sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained
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