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halfbeak
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half·beak  (hfbk, häf-)
n.
Any of various slender, bony, live-bearing tropical freshwater fishes of the family Hemiramphidae, characterized by a silvery appearance and an elongated lower jaw.
halfbeak [ˈhɑːfˌbiːk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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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Noun1.halfbeak - tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jawhalfbeak - tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
family Hemiramphidae, Hemiramphidae - halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
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