Squit

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North
     American Indian name.] (Zool.)
     An American sciaenoid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on
     the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a
     food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent
     reflections. Called also {weakfish}, {squitee}, {chickwit},


     and {sea trout}. The spotted squeteague ({Cynoscion
     nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,
     but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is
     called also {spotted weakfish} and {squit}, and, locally,
     {sea trout}, and {sea salmon}. See also under {squitee}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squitee \Squi*tee"\ (skw[i^]*t[=e]"), n. [From the N. American
     Indian name.] (Zool.)
     The squeteague; -- called also {squit}.
     [1913 Webster]