n. 呱呱叫的动物, 黄花鱼, 预报凶事者, 发牢骚者, 鸣冤者, 悲观者

Croaker \Croak"er\ (-?r), n.
1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains
unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small American fish ({Micropogon undulatus}), of the
Atlantic coast.
(a) An American fresh-water fish ({Aplodinotus
grunniens}); -- called also {drum}.
(c) The surf fish of California.

Note: When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence
the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.

Sciaenoid \Sci*[ae]"noid\, a. [L. sci[ae]na a kind of fish (fr.
Gr. ?) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, a family of
carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena
umbra} or {Sciaena aquila}), and fish of the {drum} and
{croaker} families. The {croaker} is so called because it may
make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the {Atlantic
croaker} ({Micropogonias undulatus}, formerly {Micropogon
undulatus}) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker
family, and the {kingfish} is a drum.
[1913 Webster +PJC]


Sciaenoid \Sci*[ae]"noid\, a. [L. sci[ae]na a kind of fish (fr.
Gr. ?) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, a family of
carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena
umbra} or {Sciaena aquila}), and fish of the {drum} and
{croaker} families. The {croaker} is so called because it may
make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the {Atlantic
croaker} ({Micropogonias undulatus}, formerly {Micropogon
undulatus}) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker
family, and the {kingfish} is a drum.
[1913 Webster +PJC]