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Hawkbill

A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

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Sea turtle 76% connected

Any one of several very large species of chelonians having the feet converted into paddles, as the green turtle, hawkbill, loggerhead, and leatherbac…

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Best adjective · 78% connection

Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best ro…

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Bivalve noun · 78% connection

A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usua…

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Blade noun · 78% connection

The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the be…

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Bomb noun · 78% connection

A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See Shell.

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Buhlwork noun · 78% connection

Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc.

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Calipash noun · 78% connection

A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much estee…

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Calipee noun · 78% connection

A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much…

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Carapace noun · 78% connection

The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

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Caret noun · 78% connection

A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs…

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Celluloid noun · 78% connection

A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored…

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Command verb · 78% connection

To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim;…

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Fat noun · 78% connection

The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land.

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First-class adjective · 78% connection

Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope.

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Gomuti noun · 78% connection

Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago

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Half-deck noun · 78% connection

A shell of the genus Crepidula; a boat shell. See Boat shell.

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Lavender noun · 78% connection

An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. T…

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Leatherback noun · 78% connection

A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic…

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Loggerhead noun · 78% connection

A very large marine turtle (Thalassochelys caretta, / caouana), common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape…

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