Weakfish

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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:[…]."

  2. 2
    food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out wordnet
  3. 3
    lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
cynoscion regalisfishsqueteaguesqueteague

Example

More examples

"More than 250 fish species use the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries for some portion of their life cycles, including American and hickory shad, river herring, striped bass, eel, weakfish, bluefish, flounder, oysters, and blue crabs. More than 300 migratory bird species can also be found in the watershed."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

game fishnorth american

More for "weakfish"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.