halfbeak
halfbeak noun: any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
Noun
halfbeak (plural halfbeaks)
- Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
halfbeak meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog
halfbeak in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
halfbeak in Malayalam
- any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae
- മുരശ് muraśŭ
halfbeak in Tagalog
- any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae
- buging, siliw
Forms of halfbeak
| plural | halfbeaks |
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Origin of halfbeak
From half + beak.
Words formed from halfbeak
- acute halfbeak
- African halfbeak
- American halfbeak
- Asian pencil halfbeak
- Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak
- Australian neglected halfbeak
- balao halfbeak
- Balinese halfbeak
- ballyhoo halfbeak
- Bangkok halfbeak
- barred halfbeak
- Bermuda halfbeak
- bigwing halfbeak
- black-barred halfbeak
- Buffon's halfbeak
- California halfbeak
- Cape halfbeak
- Central American halfbeak
- choelo halfbeak
- common halfbeak
- Congaturi halfbeak
- coral reef halfbeak
- Dussumier's halfbeak
- Japanese halfbeak
- Polynesian halfbeak
- viviparous halfbeak
- wrestling halfbeak
- yellowtip halfbeak
Questions about halfbeak
- What does halfbeak mean?
- Halfbeak means any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
- What is halfbeak in Tamil?
- Halfbeak in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Halfbeak meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is halfbeak?
- Halfbeak is a noun.
- What is the plural of halfbeak?
- The plural of halfbeak is halfbeaks.
Words near halfbeak in the dictionary
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