weakfish

weak·fish

W0067800 (wēk′fĭsh′)n. pl. weakfish or weak·fish·es 1. A marine food and game fish (Cynoscion regalis) of North American Atlantic waters, having small dark spots on the back. Also called seatrout, squeteague.2. Any of various other marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae and chiefly of the genus Cynoscion.

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

weakfish

(ˈwiːkˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any of several sciaenid sea trouts, esp Cynoscion regalis, a food and game fish of American Atlantic coastal waters

weak•fish

(ˈwikˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. any food fish of the genus Cynoscion, as C. regalis, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. [1790–1800, Amer.; < Dutch weekvis (obsolete) =week soft, weak + vis fish]

Thesaurus

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