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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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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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