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

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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