Weakfish definition

wēkfĭsh

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A marine food and game fish (Cynoscion regalis) of North American Atlantic waters, having small dark spots on the back.

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Any of various other marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae and chiefly of the genus Cynoscion.

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Any of various edible, marine drum fishes (genus Cynoscion), esp. a species (C. regalis) that lives in the waters along the E coast of the U.S.

noun

Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.

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weakfish

Plural:

weakfishes

Obsolete Dutch weekvis week soft (from Middle Dutch weec weik-² in Indo-European roots) Dutch vis fish (from Middle Dutch)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From weak +"Ž fish.

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