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Any fish of the family Sciaenidae, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also drum.

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  1. n. Any fish of the family Sciaenidae, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also drum.
  2. n. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
  3. any fish of the family Sciænidæ, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also drum. Note: The common drumfish (Pogonias chromis) is a large species, common south of New Jersey. The southern red drum or red horse (Sciæna ocellata), and the fresh-water drum or croaker (Aplodionotus grunniens), are related species.
  4. any fish of the family Sciænidæ, which makes a loud noise bymeans of its air bladder; -- called also drum.
  5. n small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise