English
hawksbill
From hawk + -s- + bill; so named because its sharp beak is reminiscent of a hawk's.
The story
From hawk + -s- + bill; so named because its sharp beak is reminiscent of a hawk's.
Today it means
noun A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
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Etymograph / hawksbill