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hawksbill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
hawks-bill
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.

Etymology

From hawk + -s- + bill; so named because its sharp beak is reminiscent of a hawk's.

Inflected Forms

hawksbills (plural) hawkbill (alternative)

Phrases

hawksbill sea turtle hawksbill turtle

Synonyms

hawksbill turtle hawkbill tortoiseshell turtle eretmochelys imbricata

Questions

What does hawksbill mean?
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
Where does hawksbill come from?
From hawk + -s- + bill; so named because its sharp beak is reminiscent of a hawk's.

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