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 (nl)
• Finnish: karettikilpikonna
• French: tortue imbriquée (fr) f
• German: Echte Karettschildkröte f
• Irish: turtar frithghobach m
• Japanese: 玳瑁 (ja) (taimai)
• Korean: 매부리바다거북 (maeburibadageobuk)
• Portuguese: tartaruga-de-pente f
• Russian: би́сса f (bíssa)
• Spanish: tortuga de carey f, tortuga carey f
• Vietnamese: đồi mồi (vi)
• Welsh: crwban môr gwalchbig m