English dictionary
halfbeak
/'h/&/f,b/i/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any slender, marine fish of the genus <i>Hemirhamphus</i>, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; -- called also <i>balahoo</i>.
Source: webster1913