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squeteague

squeteague


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squeteague  \Sque*teague"\  (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"),  n.  [from  the  North 
  American  Indian  name.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  An  American  sci[ae]noid  fish  ({Cynoscion  regalis}),  abundant 
  on  the  Atlantic  coast  of  the  United  States,  and  much  valued 
  as  a  food  fish.  It  is  of  a  bright  silvery  color,  with 
  iridescent  reflections.  Called  also  {weakfish},  {squitee}, 
  {chickwit},  and  {sea  trout}.  The  spotted  squeteague  ({C. 
  nebulosus})  of  the  Southern  United  States  is  a  similar  fish, 
  but  the  back  and  upper  fins  are  spotted  with  black.  It  is 
  called  also  {spotted  weakfish},  and  locally,  {sea  trout}, 
  and  {sea  salmon}.