sciaenoidadj.n.
/sʌɪˈiːnɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌsaɪˈinɔɪd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling sciaenid fishes.Now largely replaced by sciaenid n. and adj.
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1832 Synopsis Contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 26) 75 The Scienoid and the Sparoid Fish differ from the Perches, in the palate being without teeth.
1863 T. Gill in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 28 Catalogue of the North American Sciænoid Fishes.
1921 Copeia No. 101. 86 (heading) Notes on a postlarval sciaenoid fish with three anal spines.
2006 Copeia No. 1. 118/1 Other sonic fishes in four families (Red Piranha.., sciaenoid fishes.., teraponoid Terapon jarbua.., and John Dory..) have been reported to possess sonic muscles innervated only by the spinal nerve.
B. n.
A sciaenoid fish.
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1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Nature Fishes ix, in tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (new ed.) II. 391 Perches, Polynemes, Mullets, Mailed cheeks, Sciænoids.
1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 427 To this fish..is given the name of ‘Drum’, from the extraordinary sounds which are produced by it and other allied Sciænoids.
1932 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1931 83 443 The present paper..includes 112 specimens represented by 52 species, of which a sciaenoid, Johnius birtwistlei, is described as new.
2003 E. Z. Filho & U. H. Schulz in J. Carolsfeld et al. Migratory Fishes S. Amer. iv. 170 The species of the lower stretch, such as..the sciaenoid Pachyurus bonearensis and the flounder of the Achirus genus are of marine origin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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