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Noun: sciaenid  sI'ee-nid
  1. Widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
    - sciaenid fish

Derived forms: sciaenids

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Part of: family Sciaenidae, Sciaenidae

Encyclopedia: Sciaenid