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weak·fish  (wkfsh)

n. pl. weakfish or weak·fish·es

A marine food and game fish (Cynoscion regalis) of North American Atlantic waters. Also called squeteague.

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[Obsolete Dutch weekvis : week, soft (from Middle Dutch weec; see weik-² in Indo-European roots) + Dutch vis, fish (from Middle Dutch).]

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weakfish [ˈwiːkˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several sciaenid sea trouts, esp Cynoscion regalis, a food and game fish of American Atlantic coastal waters

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weakfish - lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States Cynoscion regalis, weakfish - food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out Cynoscion nebulosus, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, spotted weakfish - weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
	2.	weakfish - food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out Cynoscion regalis sea trout - any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters Cynoscion, genus Cynoscion - sea trout weakfish - lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States