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Croak [7] To die Slang: Crossed the Jordan Died Biblical/Revivalist The deceased has entered the Promised Land (i.e. Heaven) Curtains Death Theatrical The final curtain at a dramatic performance Dead as a dodo [2] Dead Informal The 'dodo', flightless bird from the island of Mauritius hunted to extinction Dead as a doornail [1] Obviously dead ...
Croak may refer to: Croak, the sound that frogs make; People with the surname. Alex Croak (born 1984), Australian athlete; James Croak (born 1951), American visual ...
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The word onomatopoeia, with rarer spelling variants like onomatopeia and onomatopœia, is an English word from the Ancient Greek compound ὀνοματοποιία, onomatopoiía, meaning 'name-making', composed of ὄνομα, ónoma, meaning "name"; [4] and ποιέω, poiéō, meaning "making".
In those species that lack the ability to croak year-round, croaking is usually restricted to males for attracting mates. A disadvantage to the croaking ability is that it allows bottlenose dolphin to easily locate large groups of croaker and drum as they broadcast their position, indicating large amounts of food for the dolphins.
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Synonyms [1] Pseudosciaena polyactis Bleeker, 1877 Argyrosomus polyactis (Bleeker, 1877) Collichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877) Larimichthys rathbunae Jordan & Starks, 1905 Collichthys rathbunae (Jordan & Starks, 1905) Sciaena manchurica Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1911 Pseudosciaena manchurica (Jordan & Thompson, 1911) Sciaena ogiwara Nichols, 1913
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