Meanings
nounhalfbeak (plural halfbeaks)
plural halfbeaks
- biologyAny slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
Origin
Translations
Catalan migbec
- migbecany slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae
Russian полуры́л
- полуры́л (polurýl)any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae
Tagalog buging, siliw
- bugingany slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae
- siliwany slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae
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“halfbeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halfbeak. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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