spotted weakfish

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spotted weakfish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North
     American Indian name.] (Zool.)
     An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on
     the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a
     food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent
     reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit,
     and sea trout. The spotted squeteague (Cynoscion nebulosus
     ) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,
     but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is
     called also spotted weakfish and squit, and, locally,
     sea trout, and sea salmon. See also under squitee.
     [1913 Webster]

  Weakfish \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called
     from its tender mouth. See Squeteague.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Spotted weakfish (Zool.), the spotted squeteague.
        [1913 Webster]

spotted weakfish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spotted weakfish
      n 1: weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United
           States [syn: spotted weakfish, spotted sea trout,
           spotted squeateague, Cynoscion nebulosus]