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Noun: weakfish  'week,fish
  1. Food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
    "The weakfish earned its name from frequently breaking free from fishing lines";
    - Cynoscion regalis
     
  2. Lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
    "We tried pan-seared weakfish with a light lemon sauce"

Derived forms: weakfishes

Type of: saltwater fish, sea trout

Part of: Cynoscion, Cynoscion nebulosus, genus Cynoscion, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, spotted weakfish

Encyclopedia: Weakfish