Home › Words › D › drumfishdrumfishdrumfish means any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, drumfish ranks #12,428 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom drum + fish.nounAny fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sciaenid 67% match — Any fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae. vs drumfish →drumskin 59% match — The skin of a drum; a drum head. vs drumfish →drum 59% match — A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. vs drumfish →drumlike 58% match — Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape vs drumfish →gaspergou 58% match — A fish, the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens). vs drumfish →driftfish 58% match — Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. vs drumfish →bandfish 57% match — Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae vs drumfish →drumbeater 57% match — One who beats a drum. vs drumfish →