'Musical fish' definitions:

Definition of 'Musical fish'

From: GCIDE
  • Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.] Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons. [1913 Webster]
  • Musical box, or Music box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up spring mechanism or by batteries.
  • Musical fish (Zool.), any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
  • Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. Cf. Harmonica, 1. [1913 Webster]