croaker
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croak·er
(krō′kər)n.
1.
a. A croaking animal, especially a frog.
b. A person who grumbles or habitually predicts evil.
2. Any of various marine and freshwater fishes of the family Sciaenidae that make a croaking sound by vibrating certain muscles attached to the swim bladder.
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croaker
(ˈkrəʊkə)n
1. (Zoology) an animal, bird, etc, that croaks
2. (Animals) any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Umbrina roncador (yellowfin croaker), that utter croaking noises
3. a grumbling person
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croak•er
(ˈkroʊ kər)n.
1. one that croaks.
2. any fish of the family Sciaenidae that produces sounds with its muscular swim bladder.
[1630–40]
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Noun | 1. | croaker - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S. croaker - any of several fishes that make a croaking noise saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
2. | croaker - any of several fishes that make a croaking noise sciaenid, sciaenid fish - widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus - a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels surf fish, surffish, Umbrina roncador, yellowfin croaker - a fish of the Pacific coast of North America chenfish, Genyonemus lineatus, white croaker, kingfish - small silvery marine food fish found off California queenfish, Seriphus politus, white croaker - silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters croaker - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S. |
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