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halfbeak

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halfbeak /ˈhafˌbēk, ˈhæfˌbik /
noun a slender shoaling fish of coastal areas, with small pectoral fins and the lower jaw lengthened into a beak. It is related to the flying fishes and often skitters along the surface.
Several genera and species in the family Exocoetidae, including the widely distributed Euleptorhamphus viridis.