Halfbeak
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Halfbeak is a noun meaning (zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
Meaning
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
Word Forms
- halfbeaks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hemiramphid, beakfish, bambooshark, balistoid, belemnoid, henfish.
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