singingfish

[ sing-ing-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) sing·ing·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sing·ing·fish·es.

1. midshipman ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of singingfish¹

First recorded in 1880–85, Americanism; sing ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) + fish; so called because of the humming sound it produces with its air bladder

Example Sentences

Powered by AOL's Truveo and Singingfish technologies, the AOL Video Search engine is also able to crawl and index high-quality videos on the Web that traditional search engines are unable to find.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its database draws from the leading AOL� Video on-demand archive of more than 20,000 licensed and originally produced video assets including popular exclusive and AOL-original programs like AOL� Music Sessions, AOL� Music LIVE!, the Moviefone� "Unscripted" series, the Moviefone� Short Film Festival, AOL� Coaches and more; 2.5 million video assets available on the Internet indexed through AOL's Singingfish� audio/video search engine; and RSS feeds from top video streaming sites.

From Time Magazine Archive

The acquisition of Truveo by AOL complements and enhances the early leadership established by AOL in the video search engine arena, beginning with the purchase of Seattle-based Singingfish in November 2003, and continuing with the launch of AOL Video Search in June 2005.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its database draws from the leading AOL� Video on-demand archive of more than 18,000 licensed and originally produced video assets including popular exclusive and AOL-original programs like AOL� Music Sessions, AOL� Music LIVE!, the Moviefone� "Unscripted" series, the Moviefone� Short Film Festival, AOL� Coaches and more; over 2.5 million video assets available on the Internet indexed through AOL's Singingfish� audio/video search engine; and RSS feeds from top video streaming sites.

From Time Magazine Archive

AOL�s Video Search engine is one of the industry's most comprehensive video search tools, drawing from the industry-leading AOL Video on Demand archive of more than 18,000 licensed and originally produced assets and over 1.5 million video assets on the Internet indexed through AOL�s Singingfish.

From Time Magazine Archive