Definition of Halfbeak

1. Noun. Tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw.

Generic synonyms: Teleost, Teleost Fish, Teleostan
Group relationships: Family Hemiramphidae, Hemiramphidae

Definition of Halfbeak

1. n. Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; -- called also balahoo.

Definition of Halfbeak

1. Noun. (zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; -- called also balahoo. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Halfbeak

1. a marine fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Halfbeak

1. Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower. Synonym: balahoo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Halfbeak

half times
half title
half track
half viaduct
half virgins
half volley
half wish
halfa
halfas
halfawake
halfback
halfbacks
halfbaked
halfbeak (current term)
halfbeaks
halfbirthday
halfbirthdays
halfbreed
halfbreeds
halfbrother
halfbrothers
halfcourt
halfcourts
halfdeck
halfdecks
halfe
halfen
halfendeal

Literary usage of Halfbeak

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Under Heaven's Brow: Pre-Christian Religious Tradition in Chuuk by Ward Hunt Goodenough (2002)
"Discovering the couple in flagrante, 'halfbeak' killed 'Stamper' and buried him. A subsequent search by 'Middle of Heaven' for his missing son led to ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"To make partially Christian ; convert halfway. [Rare.] Irish kernes. Ruffians half -clothed, half-human, half-baptized. Southey, Joan of Arc, il. halfbeak ..."

3. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Spotted halfbeak ... Red Sea halfbeak, which is regarded as endemic to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 20cm. ..."

4. Transactions by Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1870)
"European halfbeak. Ouse below Lynn, July 6th, 1868. ... One feature of the halfbeak appears to have escaped previous observation, as it is not mentioned by ..."

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