hawksbill turtle

hawksbill turtle

English

A hawksbill turtle.

Etymology

The turtle's head has a sharply hooked beak, supposed to resemble the bill of a hawk.

Noun

hawksbill turtle (plural hawksbill turtles)

1. A sea turtle species (Eretmochelys imbricata).

   Synonym: hawksbill sea turtle

Translations

turtle species

Catalan: tortuga carei f Dutch: karetschildpad Finnish: karettikilpikonna French: tortue imbriquée (fr) f German: Echte Karettschildkröte f Korean: 매부리바다거북 (maeburibadageobuk) Portuguese: tartaruga-de-pente f Russian: би́сса f (bíssa) Spanish: tortuga de carey f, tortuga carey f Vietnamese: đồi mồi (vi)