eretmochelys imbricata

What does eretmochelys imbricata mean?

eretmochelys imbricata means "pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell".

What is another word for eretmochelys imbricata?

Close synonyms include hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eretmochelys imbricata a common word?

eretmochelys imbricata is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for eretmochelys imbricata come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.