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

Derived forms: tortoiseshell turtles

Type of: marine turtle, sea turtle

Part of: Eretmochelys, genus Eretmochelys