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sciaenoid

[ sahy-ee-noid ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous fishes that produce a loud sound by snapping the muscles attached to their air bladder, comprising the croakers and drums.


noun

  1. a sciaenoid fish.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sciaenoid1

1830–40; < Latin sciaen ( a ) kind of fish (< Greek skíaîna ) + -oid

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