Halfbeak


[haf-beek, hahf-] /ˈhæfˌbik, ˈhɑf-/

noun
1.
any of several marine fishes of the family Hemiramphidae, having a greatly elongated lower jaw.
/ˈhɑːfˌbiːk/
noun
1.
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

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