1. Pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
   "The hawkbill's distinctive beak makes it easily identifiable";
   - hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata

Derived forms: hawkbills

Type of: marine turtle, sea turtle

Part of: Eretmochelys, genus Eretmochelys

Encyclopedia: Hawkbill