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Halfbeak

Halfbeak Meaning & Definition
Halfbeak Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Halfbeak?

[n] tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw

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See Also | family Hemiramphidae | Hemiramphidae | teleost | teleost fish | teleostan

Halfbeak In Webster's Dictionary

\Half"beak`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any slender, marine fish of the genus {Hemirhamphus}, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; -- called also {balahoo}.

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