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ERETMOCHELYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Eretmochelys mean?
• ERETMOCHELYS (noun)
The noun ERETMOCHELYS has 1 sense:
1. hawksbills
Familiarity information: ERETMOCHELYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hawksbills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eretmochelys; genus Eretmochelys
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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