"beakfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beakfishes [plural], beakfish [plural]
Etymology: From beak + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|beak|fish}} beak + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|beakfish}} beakfish (plural beakfishes or beakfish)
  1. Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae. Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish Hypernyms: knifejaw, oplegnathid Derived forms: striped beakfish

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