sque·teague (skw -t g )n. pl. squeteague 1. See weakfish. 2. Any of several fishes related to the weakfish. [Of Algonquian origin.] |
squeteague [skwɪˈtiːg]
n pl -teague, -teagues
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various sciaenid food fishes of the genus Cynoscion, esp C. regalis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean
[from Narraganset pesukwiteag, literally: they give glue; so called because glue is made from them]
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