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
drumfish — n. fish that makes loud drumming sound … English contemporary dictionary
drumfish — drum•fish [[t]ˈdrʌmˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich drum I, 11) • Etymology: 1675–85 … From formal English to slang
drumfish — noun small to medium sized bottom dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise • Syn: ↑drum • Hypernyms: ↑sciaenid fish, ↑sciaenid • Hyponyms: ↑striped drum, ↑Equetus pul … Useful english dictionary
freshwater drumfish — freshwater drumfish, a drumfish sometimes weighing over 50 pounds, found from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley to Guatemala; gaspergou … Useful english dictionary
red drumfish — red drum or red drumfish, a large drumfish of the Atlantic Coast of North America … Useful english dictionary
Aplodionotus grunniens — Drumfish Drum fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish of the family {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; called also {drum}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common drumfish ({Pogonias chromis}) is a large species, common south… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drum — Drumfish Drum fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish of the family {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; called also {drum}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common drumfish ({Pogonias chromis}) is a large species, common south… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pogonias chromis — Drumfish Drum fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish of the family {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; called also {drum}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common drumfish ({Pogonias chromis}) is a large species, common south… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sciaena ocellata — Drumfish Drum fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish of the family {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; called also {drum}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common drumfish ({Pogonias chromis}) is a large species, common south… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
