Eretmochelys

Eretmochelys
noun
hawksbills
Syn: ↑genus Eretmochelys
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cheloniidae, ↑family Cheloniidae, ↑Chelonidae, ↑family Chelonidae

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\\ˌeˌretˈmäkələ̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek eretmon oar + chelys turtle — more at row (propel a boat)
: a genus of aquatic turtles including only the hawksbill

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  • Eretmochelys — Tortue imbriquée Tortue imbriquée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eretmochelys — Echte Karettschildkröte Echte Karettschildkröte (Eretmochelys imbricata) Systematik Reihe: Landwirbeltiere (Tetrapoda) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eretmochelys imbricata —   Tortuga carey …   Wikipedia Español

  • Eretmochelys imbricata — Tortue imbriquée Tortue imbriquée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eretmochelys imbricata — Echte Karettschildkröte Echte Karettschildkröte (Eretmochelys imbricata) Systematik Reihe: Landwirbeltiere (Tetrapoda) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eretmochelys imbricata — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eretmochelys imbricata — noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell • Syn: ↑hawksbill turtle, ↑hawksbill, ↑hawkbill, ↑tortoiseshell turtle • Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eretmochelys imbricata — hawksbill hawks bill n. See {hawkbill}. Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, {Eretmochelys imbricata}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eretmochelys — …   Википедия

  • eretmochelys — er·et·moch·e·lys …   English syllables

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