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• hawksbill turtle — 1> зоол. бисса (морская черепаха; Eretmochelys imbricata) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Hawksbill turtle — ] This endangered status continued all the way through several reassessments in 1986,cite book | author = IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre | authorlink =IUCN | title =1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals | publisher =IUCN | year =1986 |… …   Wikipedia

• hawksbill turtle — /hawks bil / a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species. Also called hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle. [1650 60; HAWK1 + S1 + BILL2] * * * …   Universalium

• hawksbill (turtle) — or hawksbill [hôks′bil΄] n. a medium sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained * * * …   Universalium

• hawksbill turtle — [ hɔːksbɪl tɜːtl] 1) Биология: (sea) бисса (Eretmochelys) 2) Зоология: бисса (морская черепаха, Eretmochelys imbricata), Настоящая каретта (вид морских черепах) 3) Рыбоводство: бисса (Eretmochelys imbricata) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

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

• Turtle Boy — may refer to one of two things:* The Burnside Fountain, A statue of a young boy riding a Hawksbill turtle located in Worcester, Massachusetts.* A character from the DC Comics universe …   Wikipedia

• hawksbill — 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

• Turtle Islands National Park (Malaysia) — Infobox protected area | name = Turtle Islands National Park iucn category = II location = Sabah, Malaysia nearest city = Sandakan area = 17 km² established = 1977 governing body = Sabah ParksTurtle Islands National Park (Taman Negara Pulau… …   Wikipedia

• hawksbill — noun Date: 1712 a small brown or brown and yellow sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) of tropical waters that has a narrow pointed beak and a carapace of overlapping plates compare tortoiseshell 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary