halfbeak in British English
(ˈhɑːfˌbiːk)
noun
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
halfbeak in American English
(ˈhæfˌbik)
noun
any of a family (Hemirhamphidae, order Atheriniformes) of small, long-bodied, tropicalmarine bony fishes with a greatly extended lower jaw and a short upper jaw
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Word lists withhalfbeak
Types of fish- to be provided with
- to be public property
- to be pushed for time/money
- to be put upon
- to be puzzled as to why ...
- to be puzzled by or about sth
- to be quartered
- to be queueing up for sth/to do sth
- to be quick/slow off the mark (in doing sth)
- to be quick to do sth
- to be quiet
- to be rained off
- to be ravenous
- to be ready for sth
- to be ready to do sth
- to be ready to go
- to be reckoned with
- to be related to sb
- to be related to sth
- to be released on bail
- to be relegated
- to be relieved that ...
- to be reluctant to do sth
- to be/remain loyal to sb
- to be/remain silent about sth