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hawkbill

[ hawk-bil ]

hawkbill

/ ˈhɔːkˌbɪl /

noun

  1. another name for hawksbill turtle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hawkbill1

First recorded in 1775–85; hawk 1 + bill 2
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Example Sentences

When Ted Harkness reached the summit of Hawkbill, he hurried.

The young hawkbill turtle, however, was floating on the surface, and seemed very sick.

Behind Hawkbill rose a mountain that, long ago, had been ravaged by fire.

Ted sat down on the very tip of Hawkbill and Tammie squatted companionably beside him.

The next morning, the rising sun was only halfway down Hawkbill when Ted walked to his job at Crestwood.

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