Meaning Of The Word Halfbeak

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halfbeak in British English
any of a family (Hemirhamphidae, order Atheriniformes) of small, long-bodied, tropical marine bony fishes with a greatly extended lower jaw and a short upper jaw
noun: 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
noun: any of several marine fishes of the family Hemiramphidae, having a greatly elongated lower jaw

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