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单词 weakfish
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Definition of weakfish in English:

weakfish

nounPlural weakfishes ˈwiːkfɪʃˈwēkˌfiSH
  • A large slender-bodied marine fish living along the east coast of North America, popular as a food fish and for sport.

    Cynoscion regalis, family Sciaenidae

    Also called sea trout
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At another place I very proudly served weakfish as ‘Sea Trout with Sautéed Cucumbers.’
    • It's all about how to fly-fish for stripers, bluefish, albacore, bonito, weakfish and hickory shad.
    • The shellfish stands alongside a pair of spicy romesco-sauced toasts atop lean, flavorful weakfish and pale, delicate, almost liquid skate, along with strips of fennel and red peppers.

Origin

Late 18th century: from obsolete Dutch weekvisch, from week 'soft' + visch 'fish'.

 
 

Definition of weakfish in US English:

weakfish

nounˈwēkˌfiSH
  • A large slender-bodied marine fish living along the east coast of North America, popular as a food fish and for sport.

    Cynoscion regalis, family Sciaenidae

    Also called sea trout
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's all about how to fly-fish for stripers, bluefish, albacore, bonito, weakfish and hickory shad.
    • At another place I very proudly served weakfish as ‘Sea Trout with Sautéed Cucumbers.’
    • The shellfish stands alongside a pair of spicy romesco-sauced toasts atop lean, flavorful weakfish and pale, delicate, almost liquid skate, along with strips of fennel and red peppers.

Origin

Late 18th century: from obsolete Dutch weekvisch, from week ‘soft’ + visch ‘fish’.

 
 
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