Drum-fish
61jackknife-fish — /jak nuyf fish /, n., pl. jackknife fishes, (esp. collectively) jackknife fish. Ichthyol. a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect. * * …
62red drum — noun Date: 1709 a large coppery drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) chiefly of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of North America that has a black spot at the base of the tail and is an important game and food fish called also channel bass,… …
63banded drum — noun 1. : the black drum when immature 2. or banded croaker : a sciaenid fish (Larimus fasciatus) of the So. Atlantic and the Gulf coast of the United States …
64Urchin fish — Urchin Ur chin ([^u] ch[i^]n), n. [OE. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, OF. ire[,c]on, eri[,c]on, heri[,c]on, herichon, F. h[ e]risson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to Gr. chh r. Cf. {Herisson}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …
65sciaenid fish — noun widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound • Syn: ↑sciaenid • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑drum, ↑ …
66screwed fish — dried cod pressed tightly into a cask or drum for export (Newfoundland) …
67red drum — noun a large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellata, also called channel bass or redfish …
68black drum — noun : a large sluggish gray or coppery croaker (Pogonias cromis) of the eastern coast of No. America that is usually considered inferior as a food or sport fish …
69drumfish — drum•fish [[t]ˈdrʌmˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich drum I, 11) • Etymology: 1675–85 …
70drumfish — /drum fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) drumfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) drumfishes. drum1 (def. 11). [1675 85; DRUM1 + FISH] * * * …
