hawkbill 焊钳
铁钳
hawkbill[ noun ]
pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
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hawkbill \hawk"bill`\, hawksbill \hawks"bill`\(-b[i^]l`), n.
(Zo["o]l.)
A sea turtle ({Eretmochelys imbricata}), which yields the
best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also {caret}.
Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle,
Eretmochelys imbricata.
- Japan joined it in 1980, but reserved the right to continue importing products made out of hawkbill and olive ridley catches.