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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