- squeteague
- noun (plural squeteague) Etymology: of southeast New England Algonquian origin; akin to Mohegan cheegut weakfish Date: 1803 any of several weakfishes (especially Cynoscion regalis)
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squeteague — sque*teague (skw[ e]*t[=e]g ), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squeteague — ☆ squeteague [skwē tēg′ ] n. pl. squeteague [< Algonquian name: a pl. form] WEAKFISH … English World dictionary
squeteague — /skwee teeg /, n., pl. squeteagues, (esp. collectively) squeteague. 1. an Atlantic food fish, Cynoscion regalis, of the croaker family. 2. any of several other Atlantic fishes of the same genus; sea trout. [1795 1805, Amer.; < southeastern New… … Universalium
squeteague — n. Weak fish (Labrus squeteague or Onolithus regalis) … New dictionary of synonyms
squeteague — /skwəˈtig/ (say skwuh teeg) noun (plural squeteague or squeteagues) any of several fishes of the genus Cynoscion, of the North American Atlantic coast, especially C. regalis, an important food fish. {Algonquian (New England dialect) Usage: For… …
squeteague — sque·teague … English syllables
squeteague — sque•teague [[t]skwiˈtig[/t]] n. pl. teagues, (esp. collectively) teague. ich an Atlantic croaker Cynoscion regalis[/ex] • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer.; < southeastern New England Algonquian … From formal English to slang
squeteague — … Useful english dictionary
gray squeteague — noun : gray trout 1 … Useful english dictionary
sand squeteague — noun : a weakfish (Cynoscion arenarius) of the Gulf of Mexico … Useful english dictionary
