Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A marine food and game fish (Cynoscion regalis) of North American Atlantic waters, having small dark spots on the back.
- noun Any of various other marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae and chiefly of the genus Cynoscion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sciænoid fish of the genus Cynoscion (formerly
Otolithus ), as the squeteague: so called because it has a tender mouth, and cannot pull hard when hooked.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See
squeteague . - noun (Zoöl.) the spotted squeteague.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several species of
game fish , of the genus Cynoscion, found inNorth American waters
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC
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Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC
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Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC
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Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC
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Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC
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Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC
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Yes | No | Report from Rick wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago hands down, no question, the all-night weakfish nuts.
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I love all types of fishing both fresh and saltwater, with catfish and speckled trout (spotted weakfish) as my favorite species.
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I love all types of fishing both fresh and saltwater, with catfish and speckled trout (spotted weakfish) as my favorite species.
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Yes | No | Report from Rick wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago hands down, no question, the all-night weakfish nuts.
TankHughes commented on the word weakfish
This word is an opportunity to expand your insult vocabulary, on analogy with weaksauce.
August 13, 2015