Meaning of CROAKER
| Pronunciation: | | 'krowkur
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- [n] any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
- [n] the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.
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| | See Also: | | Atlantic croaker, chenfish, croaker, croaker, Genyonemus lineatus, kingfish, Micropogonias undulatus, queenfish, saltwater fish, sciaenid, sciaenid fish, Seriphus politus, surf fish, surffish, Umbrina roncador, white croaker, yellowfin croaker | |
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| | Definition: | | \Croak"er\ (-?r), n.
1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains
unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small American fish ({Micropogon undulatus}), of the
Atlantic coast.
(a) An American fresh-water fish ({Aplodinotus
grunniens}); -- called also {drum}.
(c) The surf fish of California.
Note: When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence
the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.
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