drumfish

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drumfish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Drumfish \Drum"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     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 of New Jersey. The southern red
           drum or red horse (Sci[ae]na ocellata), and the
           fresh-water drum or croaker (Aplodionotus grunniens),
           are related species.
           [1913 Webster]

drumfish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  drumfish
      n 1: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes
           of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming
           noise [syn: drum, drumfish]