WEAKFISH


Meaning of WEAKFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwēk-ˌfish ]

noun

Etymology: obsolete Dutch weekvis, from Dutch week soft + vis fish

Date: 1791

1. : a common marine bony fish ( Cynoscion regalis of the family Sciaenidae) of the eastern coast of the United States that is an important sport and food fish — called also sea trout

2. : any of several fishes congeneric with the weakfish

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.