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Eretmochelys

noun

hawksbills

• Syn: ↑genus Eretmochelys

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cheloniidae, ↑family Cheloniidae, ↑Chelonidae, ↑family Chelonidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑hawksbill turtle, ↑hawksbill, ↑hawkbill, ↑tortoiseshell turtle, ↑Eretmochelys imbricata

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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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.