hawkbill

Questions about hawkbill

What does hawkbill mean?

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

How many syllables are in hawkbill?

hawkbill has 2 syllables: hawk-bill. The stress falls on "hawk". In IPA it is /ˈhɔkˌbɪl/.

What is another word for hawkbill?

Close synonyms include hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. 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 hawkbill a common word?

hawkbill is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hawkbill?

5 words rhyme with hawkbill. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.