tortoiseshell turtle

Noun tortoiseshell turtle has 1 sense

• tortoiseshell turtle(n = noun.animal) eretmochelys imbricata, hawkbill, hawksbill, hawksbill turtle - pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell;
is a kind of marine turtle, sea turtle
is a member of eretmochelys, genus eretmochelys