单词 | black drum |
释义 | > as lemmasblack drum black drum n. a large blackish or grey-coloured drum fish, Pogonias cromis, of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, popular as a game and food fish. ΚΠ 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 156 Black Drums are a thicker-made fish than the Red Drum. 1825 Maryland Gaz. 22 Sept. 2/5 Black drums. About one hundred and twenty of these Fish were caught on Monday, at a single haul of the seine in south River. 1911 Rep. Comm. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1908 310/1 The young and adult fish are respectively known as ‘striped drum’ and ‘black drum’. 2001 New Scientist 8 Dec. 12/1 With each passing year more large, slow-growing fish such as black drum and spotted sea trout are being caught in the surrounding waters. < as lemmas |
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