单词 | sciaenid |
释义 | sciaenid in British English (saɪˈiːnɪd) or sciaenoid (-ɔɪd) adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Sciaenidae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical marine percoid fishes that includes the drums, grunts, and croakers noun 2. any sciaenid fish Word origin C19: from Latin sciaena a type of fish, from Greek skiainasciaenid in American English (saɪˈinɪd) noun drum1 (sense 4) Derived forms sciaenoid (sciˈaenoid) (saɪˈinɔɪd) adjective, noun Word origin < ModL Sciaena (< L, a kind of fish < Gr skiaina, a dark-colored fish < skia: see sciamachy) + -id |
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