weakfish

ˈwiːkfɪʃ

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Definition of weakfish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fishing

TECH.

game fish of the genus Cynoscion

TECH.

The weakfish is popular among sport fishermen.

sea trout

squeteague

tender mouth

TECH.

fish with a mouth from which hooks tear out

TECH.

Be careful when reeling in a weakfish.

sea trout

squeteague

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game fish of the genus Cynoscion

Origin of weakfish

English, weak (lacking strength) + fish (aquatic animal)

Examples of weakfish in a sentence

Anglers often seek out the elusive weakfish.
The weakfish slipped off the hook easily.
Weakfish are common in these waters.

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French:pêche, poisson à la bouche tendre, ...
German:Cynoscion, Zartmaulfisch, ...
Italian:cynoscion, pesce dalla bocca tenera, ...
Spanish:corvina, corvinón, ...
Portuguese:pescada-americana, peixe fraco, ...
Chinese:海鲈鱼, 易损鱼, ...
Japanese:シーバス, ウィークフィッシュ, ...
Arabic:سَمَكَة سِينُوسْيُون, سمكة ضعيفة الفم, ...
Hebrew:חֲלִילוֹן, חֲלִילָנִית, ...
Russian:морской судак, слаборыбица, ...
Ukrainian:слабка риба, ...
Hindi:कमजोर मछली, नरम मुँह वाली मछली, ...
Bengali:উইকফিশ, নরম মুখের মাছ, ...
Catalan:Cynoscion, peix dèbil, ...
Czech:ryba rodu Cynoscion, slaboun královský, ...
Danish:havbars, ...
Dutch:zwakvis, zeeforel, ...
Greek:αστακομάνα, αστακόψαρο, ...
Hungarian:sügérdurbincs, a Cynoscion regalis nevű halfaj, ...
Khmer:ត្រីសមុទ្រសម្រាប់នេសាទកីឡា ក្នុងសន្តានស៊ីណូស្យុន, ត្រីដែលមាត់ទន់ ងាយឱ្យទំពក់រហែកចេញ, ...
Korean:약한 물고기, 약한입물고기, ...
Persian:ماهی ضعیف, ماهی نرم‌دهان, ...
Polish:ryba sportowa z rodzaju Cynoscion, słabopysk, ...
Portuguese (BR):pescada, peixe de boca frágil, ...
Romanian:pește-șarpe, pește slab, ...
Swedish:havsabborre, svagfisk, ...
Thai:ปลาอ่อน, ปลาปากอ่อน, ...
Turkish:zayıf balık, zayıf dişli balık, ...
Vietnamese:cá yếu, cá miệng mềm, ...

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