Found 2 items, similar to Drumfish.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: drumfish
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)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Drumfish
Drumfish
\Drum"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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]