ðɪs wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli ðə dɹˈʌm sˈaɪəˌɛnɪdˌiː ænd mˈeɪ biː dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌmðə wˈɜːd kɹˈoʊmoʊ wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz "tə nˈeɪ" ɪn ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə nˈɔɪz mˌeɪd baɪ dɹˈʌmz.
This was probably the drum Sciaenidae and may be derived from the word chroemo which means "to neigh" in reference to the noise made by drums.