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

Derived forms: hawksbill turtles

Type of: marine turtle, sea turtle

Part of: Eretmochelys, genus Eretmochelys

Encyclopedia: Hawksbill turtle