'Spotted weakfish' definitions:
Definition of 'spotted weakfish'
From: WordNet
noun
Weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States [syn: spotted weakfish, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, Cynoscion nebulosus]
Definition of 'Spotted weakfish'
From: GCIDE
- Weakfish \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zool.) Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See Squeteague. [1913 Webster]
- Spotted weakfish (Zool.), the spotted squeteague. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'spotted weakfish'
From: GCIDE
- squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zool.) An American sciaenoid 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]