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Definition of Sciaenid
1. Noun. Widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound.
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Family Sciaenidae, Sciaenidae
Specialized synonyms: Drum, Drumfish, Jewfish, Mulloway, Sciaena Antarctica, Maiger, Maigre, Sciaena Aquila, Croaker, Whiting, Sea Trout
Definition of Sciaenid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any fish belonging to the Scianidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sciaenid
1. a carnivorous fish [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sciaenid
Literary usage of Sciaenid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Ohio Academy of Science by Ohio Academy of Science (1901)
"C. Lateral line extending on caudal fin to tip of middle rays.—sciaenid^E. CC.
Lateral line not extending beyond base of caudal fin. ..."
2. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"... ii, 336 schoolmaster-snapper, figure of, ii, 182 figure of, i, 440 Schomburgk,
i, 415 Schopf, i, 395 Sciaena, i, 391; ii, 356-358 sciaenid:e, i, 290; ..."
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