red drum

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Definition of red drum in English English dictionary

a large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellata, also called channel bass or redfish

A large food fish (Sciaenops ocellata) of the Atlantic coastal waters of North America. Also called channel bass

large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico

Related Terms

red drums

plural form of red drum

Hyphenation

Red drum

Turkish pronunciation

red drʌm

Pronunciation

/ˈred ˈdrəm/ /ˈrɛd ˈdrʌm/

Etymology

[ 'red ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English rEad; akin to Old High German rOt red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros.