sciænoid, a. and n. Ichth.
(saɪˈiːnɔɪd)
[f. sciæn-a + -oid. Cf. F. sciénoïde.]
a. adj. Belonging to, characteristic of or resembling a sciænoid or the sciænoids. b. n. A fish of the family Sciænidæ (of which sciæna is the type).
| 1840–5 Owen Odontogr. I. 100 Sciænoids [etc.]. 1863 T. Gill in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 28 Catalogue of the North American Sciænoid Fishes. 1880 Günther Study of Fishes 427 To this fish (Pogonia chromis) more especially is given the name of ‘Drum’, from the extraordinary sounds which are produced by it and other allied Sciænoids. |