Definition of Halfbeaks

1. Noun. (plural of halfbeak) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Halfbeaks

1. halfbeak [n] - See also: halfbeak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Halfbeaks

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

Literary usage of Halfbeaks

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

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"Of the halfbeaks there are several genera, all of the species swimming near the surface in schools and sometimes very swiftly. Some of them leap into the ..."

2. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Prominent forehead, large eyes, and small underslung mouth. On coral reefs where it grazes on algae and minute crustaceans. 50 cm. HEMIRAMPHIDAE halfbeaks ..."

3. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1913)
"... (halfbeaks). Half-beak, Hyporhamphus roberti 1 week Family GASTEROSTEIDAE (Sticklebacks). Nine-spined Stickleback ..."

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