Halfbeaks

/ˈhæfˌbiks/ noun

Definition

Plural of halfbeak; multiple species or individual fish of the halfbeak family.

Etymology

Standard English plural of 'halfbeak' formed by adding '-s,' referring to multiple specimens of fish with the characteristic half-beak formation.

Kelly Says

Halfbeaks come in many species across tropical and subtropical waters, and aquarists love them because they have genuinely unusual anatomy—they're the fish equivalent of creatures that seem partially assembled.

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