halfbeak

noun

Meaning

Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoo or ballyhoos.

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Related words

hemiramphid(English)beakfish(English)bambooshark(English)balistoid(English)belemnoid(English)bamboo shark(English)hornbeak(English)henfish(English)

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