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

Word History and Origins

Origin of halfbeak¹

First recorded in 1875–80; half + beak