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ERETMOCHELYS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hawksbills

Synonyms:

Eretmochelys; genus Eretmochelys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Eretmochelys" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Eretmochelys"):

Eretmochelys imbricata; hawkbill; hawksbill; hawksbill turtle; tortoiseshell turtle (pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell)

Holonyms ("Eretmochelys" is a member of...):

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae (green turtles; hawksbills)

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