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halfbeak

noun half·beak \-ˌbēk\

Definition of HALFBEAK

:  any of various narrow-bodied fishes of warm waters that have an elongated lower jaw and are grouped with the flying fishes (family Exocoetidae) or placed in their own family (Hemiramphidae)
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First Known Use of HALFBEAK

1880

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