halfbeak

ˈhɑːfˌbiːk

Definition

Definition of halfbeak - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

marine life

TECH.

marine and freshwater fish with elongated body

TECH.

Halfbeaks are common in tropical waters.

garfish

needlefish

zoology

TECH.

fish with a short upper jaw and long lower jaw

TECH.

The halfbeak swam swiftly through the coral reef.

ballyhoo

garfish

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marine and freshwater fish with elongated body
fish with a short upper jaw and long lower jaw

Origin of halfbeak

Old English, healf (half) + bece (stream)

Examples of halfbeak in a sentence

Halfbeaks darted through the clear, blue water.
A halfbeak darted away from the predator.
Fishermen often spot halfbeaks near the surface.

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French:hémiramphidé, poisson à bec, ...
German:Halbschnäbler, ...
Italian:mezzobecco, ...
Spanish:medio pico, ...
Portuguese:meia-boca, peixe-agulha, ...
Chinese:半喙鱼, 半颚鱼, ...
Japanese:サヨリ, ハーフビーク, ...
Arabic:سَمَكَة نِصْف مِنْقَار, نِصْف مِقْدار, ...
Hebrew:חֲצִי-מַקּוֹר, ...
Russian:рыба-полурыл, полурыло, ...
Ukrainian:півдзьоб, голкорот, ...
Hindi:हाफबीक, लंबे जबड़े वाली मछली, ...
Bengali:হাফবিক, ...
Catalan:peix mitja-bec, peix agulla, ...
Czech:polozobánkovití, polozobánka, ...
Danish:halvnæb, fisk med lang underkæbe, ...
Dutch:halfbek, halfbekje, ...
Greek:ημιάγκιστρο, ημύρρινο, ...
Hungarian:félcsőrös hal, ...
Khmer:ត្រីសមុទ្រ និងទឹកសាបដែលមានថ្គាមក្រោមវែង, ត្រីថ្គាមក្រោមវែង, ...
Korean:반부리, 반부리어, ...
Persian:نیم‌نوک, ماهی نیم‌نوک, ...
Polish:ryba półdziobna, ryba półdziobek, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe-agulha, peixe meio-bico, ...
Romanian:pește ac de mare, ...
Swedish:halvnäbb, ...
Thai:ปลาปากครึ่ง, ปลาเข็ม, ...
Turkish:yarım gagalı balık, yarımgaga, ...
Vietnamese:cá nửa mỏ, cá lìm kìm, ...

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