micropogonias undulatus

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micropogonias undulatus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

micropogonias undulatus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Micropogonias undulatus
      n 1: a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny
           barbels [syn: Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus
           ]