Weakfish

3 definitions found

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]:

  Weakfish \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any fish of the genus {Cynoscion}; a squeteague; -- so called
     from its tender mouth. See {Squeteague}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Spotted weakfish} (Zool.), the spotted squeteague.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  weakfish
       n 1: lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of
            the United States
       2: food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a
          mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: {Cynoscion
          regalis}]
       [also: {weakfishes} (pl)]