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 ]
[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]