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weakfish

weakfish noun: any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.

weakfish: any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters
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Noun

weakfish (plural weakfishes or weakfish)

  1. Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
    • Weakfishes have no adipose fin, such as fresh-water trouts possess:[…].1962, International Oceanographic Foundation, Sea Secrets, volumes 6-8, page 2084
    • Larger fish tend to migrate farther north than smaller ones; thus, the New England weakfish fishery may possess a higher percentage of large individuals than is characteristic of the coastwide fishery. Weakfish tend to move about in schools of similar-sized individuals.1991, Michael R. Ross, Recreational Fisheries of Coastal New England, page 194
    Synonyms:
    squeteague

weakfish meaning in Tamil

weakfish in Tamil

பன்னை

Examples of weakfish in a sentence

  • The weakfish is referred to as a gray trout from Maryland south, mainly to separate it from the spotted seatrout (p. 36), which is found in the southern portion of the weakfish’s range.2001, “Inshore Salt Water Fishing: Learn from the Experts at Salt Water Magazine”, in Salt Water Sportsman, page 90:
  • The weakfish is also a member of the Sciaenidae family, and its name refers to the tender, easily torn membrane in the fish's mouth, not its fighting ability.2009, Ken Schultz, Ken Schultz's Essentials of Fishing, page 73:

Synonyms of weakfish

Forms of weakfish

pluralweakfishes
pluralweakfish

Origin of weakfish

Calque from Dutch weekvis, weekvisch (“weakfish”), equivalent to weak + fish, because of its tender mouth.

Words formed from weakfish

Questions about weakfish

What does weakfish mean?
Weakfish means any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
What is weakfish in Tamil?
Weakfish in Tamil is பன்னை. See Weakfish meaning in Tamil.
How do you use weakfish in a sentence?
The weakfish is referred to as a gray trout from Maryland south, mainly to separate it from the spotted seatrout (p. 36), which is found in the southern portion of the weakfish’s range.
What part of speech is weakfish?
Weakfish is a noun.
What is the plural of weakfish?
The plural of weakfish is weakfishes.

Words near weakfish in the dictionary

  1. weaker vessels
  2. weakest
  3. weakest in the knees
  4. weakest link
  5. weakest links
  6. weakfish
  7. weakfishes
  8. weakfishing
  9. weakhanded
  10. weakheaded
  11. weakhearted

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