weakfish

[ week-fish ]

/ ˈwikˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) weak·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) weak·fish·es.

any food fish of the genus Cynoscion, as C. regalis, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S.

Origin of weakfish

1790–1800, Americanism;<Dutch weekvis (obsolete), equivalent to week soft, weak + visfish

Words nearby weakfish

weak as a kitten, weaken, weak ending, weaker sex, weakest link, weakfish, weak force, weakhanded, weak-headed, weakhearted, weak interaction

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Example sentences from the Web for weakfish

In the Gulf of Mexico it often feeds in company with the salt-water trout, and in northern waters with the bluefish and weakfish.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall
The fishermen were beginning to haul in weakfish and an occasional tautog, or blackfish.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island|Margaret Penrose
The weakfish were not hungry or we did not tempt them with bait to their taste that day.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine|Joseph C. Lincoln
When we reach the coast we find the weakfish has also been transformed into a trout.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall

Although it seems to consort a good deal with the weakfish, its habits of feeding are quite different from that fish.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for weakfish

weakfish

/ (ˈwiːkˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any of several sciaenid sea trouts, esp Cynoscion regalis, a food and game fish of American Atlantic coastal waters

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单词	weakfish
释义	weakfish [ week-fish ] / ˈwikˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) weak·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) weak·fish·es. any food fish of the genus Cynoscion, as C. regalis, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. Origin of weakfish 1790–1800, Americanism;<Dutch weekvis (obsolete), equivalent to week soft, weak + visfish Words nearby weakfish weak as a kitten, weaken, weak ending, weaker sex, weakest link, weakfish, weak force, weakhanded, weak-headed, weakhearted, weak interaction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weakfish In the Gulf of Mexico it often feeds in company with the salt-water trout, and in northern waters with the bluefish and weakfish. Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others\|James Alexander Henshall The fishermen were beginning to haul in weakfish and an occasional tautog, or blackfish. The Campfire Girls on Station Island\|Margaret Penrose The weakfish were not hungry or we did not tempt them with bait to their taste that day. The Rise of Roscoe Paine\|Joseph C. Lincoln When we reach the coast we find the weakfish has also been transformed into a trout. Days in the Open\|Lathan A. Crandall Although it seems to consort a good deal with the weakfish, its habits of feeding are quite different from that fish. Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others\|James Alexander Henshall British Dictionary definitions for weakfish weakfish / (ˈwiːkˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes any of several sciaenid sea trouts, esp Cynoscion regalis, a food and game fish of American Atlantic coastal waters Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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