Definition
A type of small fish with an asymmetrical jaw, where the upper and lower jaws are different lengths, belonging to the family Hemiramphidae.
Etymology
From Greek 'hemi-' meaning half and 'ramphos' meaning beak or bill, referencing the characteristic asymmetrical mouth structure of these fish.
Kelly Says
These fish are called half-beaks because only their lower jaw extends into a long point—it's like nature designed them with an incomplete smile! This jaw adaptation helps them catch insects and small organisms at the water's surface.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄምይራምፕ
he-mi-ram-p
ARالعربية
هيميرامف
he-mi-ram-f
BNবাংলা
হেমিরাম্প
he-mi-ram-p
CACatalà
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
CSČeština
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
DADansk
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
DEDeutsch
Hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
ELΕλληνικά
ημιραμφος
e-mi-ram-fos
ESEspañol
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-fe
FAفارسی
نیمرامف
ne-mi-ram-f
FISuomi
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
FRFrançais
hémirampe
e-mi-ram-p
GUGU
હેમીરામ્પ
he-mi-ram-p
HAHA
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
HEעברית
המי Ramirez
he-mi-ra-mez
HIहिन्दी
हेमिरैम्प
he-mi-ram-p
HUMagyar
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
IGIG
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
ITItaliano
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-fe
JA日本語
ヘミラムフ
he-mi-ra-mu-fu
KKKK
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
KMKM
ហេមីរ៉ាំព
he-mi-ra-mp
MSBahasa Melayu
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲမီရမ်ဖ
he-mi-ram-f
NLNederlands
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
NONorsk
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
PAPA
ਹੈਮੀਰਾMPS
he-mi-ram-p-es
PLPolski
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
PTPortuguês
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-fe
RORomână
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
RUРусский
гемирамп
ge-mi-ram-p
SVSvenska
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
SWKiswahili
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
TAதமிழ்
ஹெமிரம்பு
he-mi-ram-pu
TEతెలుగు
హెమిరంపు
he-mi-ram-pu
THไทย
เฮมิแรम्प
he-mi-ram-p
TLTL
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
TRTürkçe
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
UKУкраїнська
гемірамп
he-mi-ram-p
URاردو
ہیمیرامف
he-mi-ram-f
VITiếng Việt
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
YOYO
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f
ZUZU
hemiramph
he-mi-ram-f