Drumfish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drumfish
       n : small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes
           of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming
           noise [syn: {drum}]
       [also: {drumfishes} (pl)]