- drumfishes
- n. fish that makes loud drumming sound
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
drumfishes
Look at other dictionaries:
Spencer Fullerton Baird — (February 3, 1823 ndash; August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist.BiographyBaird was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1840, and next year, made an ornithological… … Wikipedia
drumfish — /drum fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) drumfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) drumfishes. drum1 (def. 11). [1675 85; DRUM1 + FISH] * * * … Universalium
sciaenoid — /saɪˈinɔɪd/ (say suy eenoyd) adjective 1. belonging or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous acanthopterygian fishes including the drumfishes, certain kingfishes, etc. –noun 2. a sciaenoid fish. Also, sciaenid. {New Latin… …
sci|ae|noid — «sy EE noyd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or belonging to a large group of spiny finned carnivorous fishes usually with air bladders that make a drumming sound. It includes the drumfishes and some kingfishes. –n. a sciaenoid fish. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
