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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Croak·er n.
 1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.
 2. Zool. (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.
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