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# hawksbill

noun (a hawksbill, hawksbills)

«hawksbill» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A hawksbill (hawksbill turtle) is a sea turtle with a narrow beak curved like a hawk's, living on coral reefs in warm seas; it is critically endangered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons on oceans, coral reefs and endangered animals (Great Barrier Reef, Caribbean). Phrases: hawksbill turtle, hawksbill sea turtle.

### Examples

- The hawksbill turtle eats sponges on the coral reef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/#x1)
- Hawksbills are critically endangered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/#x2)
- People used to make tortoiseshell combs from hawksbill shells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/#x3)
- We saw a hawksbill while snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/#x4)
- The hawksbill gets its name from its pointed beak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/#x5)
- It is illegal to buy products made from hawksbill shell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/#x6)

### Note

One word. Plural hawksbills. Real tortoiseshell came from hawksbill turtles; now it is banned in international trade.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hawksbill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hawksbill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hawksbill.html) on Mova free.