n. Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See squeteague.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A sciænoid fish of the genus Cynoscion (formerly Otolithus), as the squeteague: so called because it has a tender mouth, and cannot pull hard when hooked.
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n. lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
n. food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
Word Usage
"Catches of gray trout, also known as weakfish, have been strictly regulated under the ASMFC"