WHITE CROAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white croaker mean? 

• WHITE CROAKER (noun)
  The noun WHITE CROAKER has 2 senses:

1. silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters

2. small silvery marine food fish found off California

  Familiarity information: WHITE CROAKER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITE CROAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

queenfish; Seriphus politus; white croaker

Hypernyms ("white croaker" is a kind of...):

croaker (any of several fishes that make a croaking noise)

Holonyms ("white croaker" is a member of...):

genus Seriphus; Seriphus (a genus of Sciaenidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small silvery marine food fish found off California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chenfish; Genyonemus lineatus; kingfish; white croaker

Hypernyms ("white croaker" is a kind of...):

croaker (any of several fishes that make a croaking noise)

Holonyms ("white croaker" is a member of...):

genus Genyonemus; Genyonemus (a genus of Sciaenidae)