[sahy-ee-noid] 
| 1. | belonging or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous fishes that produce a loud sound by snapping the muscles attached to their air bladder, comprising the croakers and drums. |
| 2. | a sciaenoid fish. |
| sci·ae·noid (sī-ē'noid) adj. Of or belonging to the Sciaenidae, a family of fishes that includes the drums and croakers. n. A sciaenoid fish. [New Latin Sciaena, type genus (from Latin sciaena, a kind of fish, from Greek skiaina, perhaps from skiā, shadow) + -oid.] sci·ae'nid (-nĭd) adj. & n. |
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