Sciaenoid

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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]