单词 | drum fish |
释义 | drum fishn. Any of various perciform fish constituting the family Sciaenidae, which are capable of making a repetitive drumming or croaking noise by vibrating their swim bladder; = drum n.1 6. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Sciaenidae (drums) > [noun] > member of sciaena1601 drum fish1709 sciaenoid1834 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 152 (table) Drum-Fish, black. 1863 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South I. 210. Thank you, Charley. I just want to let Mr. Russell see a drum-fish. 1968 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 14 June 12/2 The drum fish, also called reef bass, white perch..and grey bass, is reported to be a strong fighter. 2011 Fortean Times Mar. 4/2 In the previous couple of days, around 83,000 dead drum fish washed up on a 20-mile (32km) stretch of the Arkansas River near Ozark. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1709 |
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