halfbeak

[ haf-beek, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˌbik, ˈhɑf- /

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noun

any of several marine fishes of the family Hemiramphidae, having a greatly elongated lower jaw.

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Origin of halfbeak

First recorded in 1875–80; half + beak

Words nearby halfbeak

half-awake, halfback, half-baked, half-ball, half bath, halfbeak, half binding, half-blind, half-blind joint, half blood, half-blooded

British Dictionary definitions for halfbeak

halfbeak

/ (ˈhɑːfˌbiːk) /

noun

any marine and freshwater teleost fish of the tropical and subtropical family Hemiramphidae, having an elongated body with a short upper jaw and a long protruding lower jaw

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