hawk-billed
Raptor-shaped snout feature
Hawk-billed describes something with a curved, hooked bill or beak resembling a hawk's.
The term appears most often in *hawksbill turtle* (sometimes *hawk-billed turtle*), a sea turtle whose narrow, pointed beak suits its diet of sponges in coral reef crevices: The hawk-billed sea turtle is critically endangered.
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptile
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- shellHard outer covering
- tortoiseshellMottled brown-yellow shell material
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
reef · nesting · flippers · marine · conservation · CITES · tropical · coral
Smoothly bent, not angular
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
- raptor-likeResembling birds of prey
- pointedTapering to a tip
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
downturned · parrot-like · predatory · distinctive · prominent · aquiline · tapered · narrow
sea turtle
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptile
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- shellHard outer covering
- tortoiseshellMottled brown-yellow shell material
endangered · reef · nesting · flippers · marine · conservation · CITES · tropical · coral · critically endangered
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
- raptor-likeResembling birds of prey
- pointedTapering to a tip
sharp · downturned · parrot-like · predatory · distinctive · prominent · aquiline · tapered · narrow · snout