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Meanings of
hawksbill
in inglés
portugués
tartaruga-de-pente
catalán
carei
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Pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell.
hawkbill
hawksbill turtle
tortoiseshell turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
portugués
tartaruga-de-pente
Usage of
hawksbill
in inglés
1
Other turtles which nest there are the
hawksbill
and the Oliver Ridley.
2
Yeh scooped out a large
hawksbill
turtle named Genie and held her up.
3
It might be a lace handkerchief, a pink Paumotan pearl, or a comb of
hawksbill
turtle.
4
National conservation measures are not enough to protect critically endangered
hawksbill
sea turtle populations in the Pacific.
5
Our fishing party have taken in their seine to-day, two flying-fish of the gurnet species, and a
hawksbill
turtle.
6
The Conservancy began attaching satellite tags to 10
hawksbill
turtles in mid-April, the start of the peak nesting season.
7
Species such as the
hawksbill
turtle are dependent on coral reefs which are bleaching and dying with climate change.
8
Baby
hawksbill
turtles at a hatchery in the Malaysian state of Malacca, February 8, 2007.
9
The Nautilus's nets hauled up several types of sea turtle from the
hawksbill
genus with arching backs whose scales are highly prized.
10
There are only about 15,000 female
hawksbill
turtles worldwide, according to a 2005 estimate by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service.
11
Special care is given to around 15,000 green and
hawksbill
baby turtles hatched and housed at the navy's conservation center each year.
12
The
Hawksbill
Turtle is distinguished by the hawk-like appearance of its head.
13
Hawksbills
inhabit the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans with nesting sites in most tropical countries.
14
The
Hawksbill
's
numbers have reduced significantly because of the trade in its shells, which is now illegal.
15
Hawksbills
are listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union largely because of the egg trade.
16
Sitting Bear,
Hawksbill
,
Table Rock, the Chimneys.
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hawksbill
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
endangered hawksbill
female hawksbill
large hawksbill
small hawksbill
Translations for
hawksbill
portugués
tartaruga-de-pente
tartaruga de pente
tartaruga da pente
catalán
carei
Hawksbill
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