halfbeak

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɑːfˌbiːk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(haf′bēk′, häf′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
half•beak  (haf′bēk′, häf′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fishany of several marine fishes of the family Hemiramphidae, having a greatly elongated lower jaw.
  • half + beak 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
halfbeak / ˈhɑːfˌbiːk/
  1. 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
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