Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sciaenoid \Sci*ae"noid\, a. [L. sciaena a kind of fish (fr. Gr.
?) + -oid.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the {Sciaenidae}, a family of carnivorous
marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena umbra} or
{Sciaena aquila}), and fish of the {drum} and {croaker}
families. The {croaker} is so called because it may make a
croaking noise by use of its bladder; the {Atlantic croaker}
({Micropogonias undulatus}, formerly {Micropogon undulatus})
and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and
the {kingfish} is a drum.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Croaker \Croak"er\ (-?r), n.
1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains
unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.)
(a) A small American fish ({Micropogon undulatus}), of the
Atlantic coast.
(a) An American fresh-water fish ({Aplodinotus
grunniens}); -- called also {drum}.
(c) The surf fish of California.
[1913 Webster]
Note: When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence
the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
croaker
n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic
coast of southern U.S.
2: any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
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