Meaning of WEAKFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'week`fish
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- [n] food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
- [n] lean flesh of food and game fishes of United States Atlantic coast
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| | Synonyms: | | Cynoscion regalis |
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| | See Also: | | Cynoscion, Cynoscion nebulosus, Cynoscion regalis, genus Cynoscion, saltwater fish, sea trout, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, spotted weakfish, weakfish, weakfish | |
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| | Definition: | | \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any fish of the genus {Cynoscion}; a squeteague; -- so called
from its tender mouth. See {Squeteague}.
{Spotted weakfish} (Zo["o]l.), the spotted squeteague.
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