Sciaenidae sciae·ni·dae uncommon noun 1. warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout Synonymsfamily Sciaenidae Related words Broader terms fish family Parts Perciformes Part of sciaenid fishEquetusBairdiellaSciaenopsSciaenaMicropogoniasUmbrinaMenticirrhus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.