n. Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Any fish of the family Sciænidæ, which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also drum.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as drum, 11.
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n. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
Word Usage
"The majority of fishes have no lungs and of course no vocal chords, but certain species, such as the drumfish, are able to distend special sacs with gas or air, or in other ways to produce sounds."