Associations to the word «Halfbeak»

Wiktionary

HALFBEAK, noun. (zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoo.

Dictionary definition

HALFBEAK, noun. Tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw.

Wise words

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