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Weakfish

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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

Etymology

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

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