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hawkbill

hawkbill noun: a style of blade with a hooked end (so named for its fancied resemblance to a hawk's bill). Also the alternative form of hawksbill.

Noun

hawkbill (plural hawkbills)

  1. A style of blade with a hooked end (so named for its fancied resemblance to a hawk's bill).

Also used as

hawkbill is also the alternative form of hawksbill.

Forms of hawkbill

pluralhawkbills

Questions about hawkbill

What does hawkbill mean?
Hawkbill means a style of blade with a hooked end (so named for its fancied resemblance to a hawk's bill).
What part of speech is hawkbill?
Hawkbill is a noun.
What is the plural of hawkbill?
The plural of hawkbill is hawkbills.

Words near hawkbill in the dictionary

  1. hawk-noses
  2. hawk-owl
  3. hawk-owls
  4. hawkbell
  5. hawkbells
  6. hawkbill
  7. hawkbills
  8. hawkbit
  9. hawkbits
  10. Hawke
  11. Hawke Bay

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