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WEAKFISH (weakfishes)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weakfish mean? 

WEAKFISH (noun)
  The noun WEAKFISH has 2 senses:

1. lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United Statesplay

2. food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear outplay

  Familiarity information: WEAKFISH used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WEAKFISH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("weakfish" is a kind of...):

saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)

Holonyms ("weakfish" is a part of...):

Cynoscion regalis; weakfish (food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out)

Cynoscion nebulosus; spotted sea trout; spotted squeateague; spotted weakfish (weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cynoscion regalis; weakfish

Hypernyms ("weakfish" is a kind of...):

sea trout (any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters)

Meronyms (parts of "weakfish"):

weakfish (lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States)

Holonyms ("weakfish" is a member of...):

Cynoscion; genus Cynoscion (sea trout)


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