HyperDic: family_hemiramphidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Hemiramphidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Hemiramphidae, Hemiramphidaehalfbeaks
English > family Hemiramphidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninghalfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related / related to the flying fishes but not able to glide.
SynonymHemiramphidae
Member ofSynentognathi, order SynentognathiOrder of fishes having spineless fins
MembershalfbeakTropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
Broaderfish familyAny of various families of fish

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