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Meaning of SQUETEAGUE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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 color, with
iridescent reflections. Called also {weakfish}, {squitee},
{chickwit}, and {sea trout}. The spotted squeteague ({C.
nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,
but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is
called also {spotted weakfish}, and, locally, {sea trout},
and {sea salmon}.
 
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