hawksbill turtle

noun

1. a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.

noun

1. a small tropical turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, with a hooked beaklike mouth: a source of tortoiseshell: family ChelonidaeAlso called: hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle