HAWKBILL

Noun

hawkbill (plural hawkbills)

Alternative spelling of hawksbill

Source: Wiktionary


Hawk"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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