weakfish

American  

[week-fish] / ˈwikˌfɪʃ /

noun

• weakfish,
  plural
• weakfishes
  plural

1. any food fish of the genus Cynoscion, as C. regalis, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.

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weakfish British  

/ ˈwiːkˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any of several sciaenid sea trouts, esp Cynoscion regalis, a food and game fish of American Atlantic coastal waters

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• weakfish
  plural
• weakfishes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of weakfish

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; from Dutch weekvis (obsolete), equivalent to week “soft, weak ” + vis fish

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Example Sentences

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weakfish

Others depict dramatic action, like an 1829 painting of an osprey clutching a weakfish in its talons as it flies through the air.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Menhaden, called the most important fish in the bay by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, are an important food source for predator fish, including striped bass, bluefish and weakfish, and birds and whales.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021

The fishing was better there, anyway: Trump and his buddies fished all day long, hauling in fluke, weakfish, and porgies, while beachgoers admired the boat from afar.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2019

“When there’s bunker in the water, I have striped bass, weakfish and bluefish for my customers to catch,” said Capt.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2012

Fish: trout; bass; perch; shad; weakfish; whitefish; smelts; raw oysters.

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