Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A marine food and game fish (Cynoscion regalis) of North American Atlantic waters. Also called squeteague.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A sciænoid fish of the genus Cynoscion (formerly Otolithus), as the squeteague: so called because it has a tender mouth, and cannot pull hard when hooked. The common weakfish or squeteague is C. regalis (see cut under
Cynoscion ); the white weakfish, C. nothus; the spotted weakfish, C. nebulosus. All three are excellent food-fishes; they in habit the Atlantic coast of the United States, and in southerly regions are misnamed trout or sea-trout.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See squeteague.
WordNet 3.0
- n. lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
- n. food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
Etymologies
- weak + fish (Wiktionary)
- Obsolete Dutch weekvis : week, soft (from Middle Dutch weec; see weik-2 in Indo-European roots) + Dutch vis, fish (from Middle Dutch). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC”
“Yes | No | Report from Rick wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago hands down, no question, the all-night weakfish nuts.”
“I love all types of fishing both fresh and saltwater, with catfish and speckled trout (spotted weakfish) as my favorite species.”
“They eventually got so sick of kicking me and a few others off, they just ripped the lights out, thus ending five years of weakfish action I've yet to match anywhere.”
“Gamefish along the Northeast Coast, such as stripers, bonito, weakfish, and tuna, can be downright ravenous during a classic baitfish blitz.”
“If you're after striped bass, weakfish, or tuna along the Northeast Coast, know ahead of time that bait options are endless.”
“The Health Department spokesman sniped back at Connecticut in nay case: "Connecticut has issued no specific advisories for American eel and weakfish, while New York State has issued restrictive advisories for these fish.”
“Speckle trout (spotted weakfish) are moving into their cold weather headquarters in the bays and estuaries --- check the local tackle shops.”
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“There are most likely stripers, blues, weakfish and flounder.”
What kinds of fish lurk in Mill creek off the Magothy river of the Chesapeake Bay?
“It is also called redfish, channel bass, drum, and spot-tail, one of a big family of fish whose best-known members include black drum, croaker, kingfish, saltwater silver perch, white sea bass, and weakfish.”
Lists
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fish list
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PECH - marine species
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fish
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Insulting animals
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Underwaterritory
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Permutations
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Dutchly things
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