halfbeak

noun

halfbeak

noun

Etymology From half + beak.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.

Derived terms
28 termsacute halfbeak, African halfbeak, American halfbeak, Asian pencil halfbeak, Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak, Australian neglected halfbeak, balao halfbeak, Balinese halfbeak, ballyhoo halfbeak, Bangkok halfbeak, barred halfbeak, Bermuda halfbeak, bigwing halfbeak, black-barred halfbeak, Buffon's halfbeak, California halfbeak, Cape halfbeak, Central American halfbeak, choelo halfbeak, common halfbeak, Congaturi halfbeak, coral reef halfbeak, Dussumier's halfbeak, Japanese halfbeak, Polynesian halfbeak, viviparous halfbeak, wrestling halfbeak, yellowtip halfbeak

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