halfmoon
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English
Noun
halfmoon (plural halfmoons)
- (biology) Any of certain fish in the subfamily Scorpidinae, such as:
- A species of sea chub, Medialuna californiensis, native to the Pacific coast of North America.
- 1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 70:
- It is only when these alternative foods are in short supply that the halfmoons may seriously damage the kelp, totally stripping plants of their blades.
- Alternative form of half-moon