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• half — n., adj., & adv. n. (pl. halves) 1 either of two equal or corresponding parts or groups into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 colloq. = half back. 3 colloq. half a pint, esp. of beer etc. 4 either of two equal periods of play in sports. 5… …   Useful english dictionary

• Beak — For other uses, see Beak (disambiguation). Comparison of bird beaks, displaying different shapes adapted to different feeding methods. Not to scale. The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating… …   Wikipedia

• Beak — This is a patronymic i.e. the son of Beake a nickname deriving from the Medieval English beke meaning the beak of a bird and given to one with a prominent or hooked nose. The surname from this source is first recorded in the latter half of the… …   Surnames reference

• Half snipe — Snipe Snipe, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[=i]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[ a]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Creatures in the Half-Life series — The following is a list of creatures in the Half Life series. Half Life is a science fiction first person shooter computer game series which consists of two full games, two episodic games, and three third party made expansions, as well as a… …   Wikipedia

• List of creatures in the Half-Life series — The following is a list of creatures from the Half Life universe.Creatures from XenXen is where the majority of the aliens in Valve s Half Life series originate.VortigauntGargantuaThe Gargantua, nicknamed Garg , is mostly blue in color, has a… …   Wikipedia

• List of fishes of India — This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. [Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org] , version (05/2006)] AlbuliformesAlbulidae… …   Wikipedia

• Needlefish — For other uses, see Needlefish (disambiguation). Needlefish Tylosurus crocodilus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• List of pigeon breeds — This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds. Pigeons and doves are members of the bird family Columbidae. Doves tend to be smaller birds and pigeons larger ones, although this distinction is not consistently applied. The birds listed here are… …   Wikipedia

• balahoo — Halfbeak Half beak (h[aum]f b[=e]k), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any slender, marine fish of the genus {Hemirhamphus}, or of the family {Hemiramphidae}, having an elongated protruding lower jaw; called also {balahoo}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English