n. (Zool.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret. Syn. -- hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. [ 1913 Webster ]
[こうは, kouha](n, adj-na) (1) tough elements; hard-liners; stalwarts; diehards; hawks; (2) considering association with women and interest in fashion as weakness and focusing on strength and manliness; young tough; young rowdy; (3) hard (news); hard news reporter; (4) strait-laced (person); straight-laced; overly serious regarding relations between men and women; (5) bullish traders; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[べっこう, bekkou](n) (1) (See 玳瑁) tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; (2) (See 鼈) (in Chinese medicine) tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)[Add to Longdo]