WEAKFISH

weakfish, Cynoscion regalis

(noun) food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out

weakfish

(noun) lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

weakfish (plural weakfishes or weakfish)

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

Synonyms

• squeteague

Source: Wiktionary

Weak"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See Squeteague. Spotted weakfish (Zoöl.), the spotted squeteague.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition