weakfish

weakfish
noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch weekvis, from Dutch week soft + vis fish Date: 1791 1. a common marine bony fish (Cynoscion regalis of the family Sciaenidae) of the eastern coast of the United States that is an important sport and food fishcalled also sea trout 2. any of several fishes congeneric with the weakfish

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  • Weakfish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Weakfish — Weak fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish of the genus {Cynoscion}; a squeteague; so called from its tender mouth. See {Squeteague}. [1913 Webster] {Spotted weakfish} (Zo[ o]l.), the spotted squeteague. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weakfish — [wēk′fish΄] n. pl. weakfish or weakfishes (see FISH) [< obs. Du weekvisch < week, soft (akin to WEAK) + visch, FISH] any of various edible, marine drum fishes (genus Cynoscion), esp. a species ( C. regalis) that lives in the waters along… …   English World dictionary

  • weakfish — 1838, from Du. weekvisch, from week soft (see WEAK (Cf. weak)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • weakfish — /week fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) weakfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) weakfishes. any food fish of the genus Cynoscion, as C. regalis, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. [1790 1800,… …   Universalium

  • weakfish — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weakfish — smėlinis sterkinis kuprys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cynoscion arenarius angl. sand sea trout; weakfish rus. песчаный судачий горбыль ryšiai: platesnis terminas – sterkiniai kupriai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • weakfish — noun Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters Syn: squeteague …   Wiktionary

  • weakfish — n. saltwater fish that is native to the northern United States Atlantic coast and is valued for its lean flesh, sea trout …   English contemporary dictionary

  • weakfish — noun (plural same or weakfishes) a large slender bodied edible marine fish of the east coast of North America. [Cynoscion regalis.] Origin C18: from obs. Du. weekvisch, from week soft + visch fish …   English new terms dictionary

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