singingfish

[ sing-ing-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) sing·ing·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sing·ing·fish·es.

1. midshipman ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of singingfish¹

First recorded in 1880–85, Americanism; sing ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) + fish; so called because of the humming sound it produces with its air bladder