Hypertext Webster Gateway: "weakfish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Weakfish \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
weakfish
n 1: lean flesh of food and game fishes of United States Atlantic
coast
2: food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a
mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: {Cynoscion
regalis}]
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