Found 2 items, similar to weakfishes.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: weakfishes weakfish n 1: lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States 2: food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: Cynoscion regalis ] [also: weakfishes (pl)] weakfishes See weakfish
English → English (gcide) Definition: weakfish 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 (Cynoscion 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 squit, and, locally, sea trout, and sea salmon. See also under squitee. [1913 Webster]