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DRUMFISH
drum, drumfish
(noun) small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drumfish (plural drumfishes or drumfish)
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
Synonyms
• drum
• sciaenid
Source: Wiktionary
Drum"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: any fish of the family Sciænidæ, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also drum.
Note: The common drumfish (Pogonias chromis) is a large species, common south of New Jersey. The southern red drum or red horse (Sciæna ocellata), and the fresh-water drum or croaker (Aplodionotus grunniens), are related species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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