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halfbeak

[ haf-beek, hahf- ]

noun

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


halfbeak

/ ˈhɑːfˌbiːk /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of halfbeak1

First recorded in 1875–80; half + beak

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