SCIAENID FISH Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase sciaenid fish. (close relations)
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| croaker | nounn | |||||
noun • the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S. • any of several fishes that make a croaking noise | ||||||
| drum | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end • the sound of a drum • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends • a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids • a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise verb • make a rhythmic sound • play a percussion instrument • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||
| drumfish | nounn | |||||
noun • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise | ||||||
| grunt | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs • an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker • medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught verb • issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise | ||||||
| kingfish | nounn | |||||
noun • the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States • large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters • small silvery marine food fish found off California • any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast • large game fish of Australia and New Zealand | ||||||
| sciaenid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound | ||||||
