Crossword clues for drumfish
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Drumfish \Drum"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any fish of the family Sci[ae]nid[ae], 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 ( Sci[ae]na ocellata), and the fresh-water drum or croaker ( Aplodionotus grunniens), are related species.
Wiktionary
n. Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
WordNet
n. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise [syn: drum]
[also: drumfishes (pl)]
Usage examples of "drumfish".
Brandenburg Concertos for my ear, but I am open to wonder whether the same events are recalled by the rhythms of insects, the long, pulsing runs of birdsong, the descants of whales, the modulated vibrations of a million locusts in migration, the tympani of gorilla breasts, termite heads, drumfish bladders.