What does "hawkbill" mean?
Hawkbill: A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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