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squeteague

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sque⋅teague

  [skwee-teeg]
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–noun, plural -teagues, (especially collectively) -teague.
1. an Atlantic food fish, Cynoscion regalis, of the croaker family.
2. any of several other Atlantic fishes of the same genus; sea trout.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism; < southeastern New England Algonquian, orig. pl. (cf. obs. E dial. chickwit, squit, etc. < sing. of the same word, c. Mohegan (E sp.) cheegut)
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sque·teague   (skwĭ-tēg')   
n.   pl. squeteague

  1. See weakfish.

  2. Any of several fishes related to the weakfish.


[Of Algonquian origin.]
weak·fish   (wēk'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. weakfish or weak·fish·es
A marine food and game fish (Cynoscion regalis) of North American Atlantic waters. Also called squeteague.

[Obsolete Dutch weekvis : week, soft (from Middle Dutch weec; see weik-2 in Indo-European roots) + Dutch vis, fish (from Middle Dutch).]
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