Food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out

• Lean flesh of food and game fishes of United States Atlantic coast

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1838, from Dutch weekvisch , from week "soft" (see weak ). So called because it does not pull hard when hooked.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: Cynoscion regalis ] [also: weakfishes (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several species of game fish, of the genus ''Cynoscion'', found in North American waters.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The weakfish , Cynoscion regalis , is a marine fish of the drum family Sciaenidae . A medium-large, slender, marine fish, it is found along the east coast of North America. The head and back of this fish are dark brown in color with a greenish tinge. The ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...