ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Squeteague

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /skwiːˈtiːɡ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Squeteague is a noun meaning A weakfish, a silvery edible American sciaenoid fish of species Cynoscion regalis.

Meaning

A weakfish, a silvery edible American sciaenoid fish of species Cynoscion regalis.

Example Sentences

The Injuns get to Naturmitgefuhl by the metaphor of a family: if you don't throw the roe-plump squeteague back, that is a sort of nepoticide.
Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.

Word Forms

Synonyms for squeteague

Depending on context, synonyms include weakfish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include squiteague, flyfish, speck, kingcroaker, squawfish, sciaena.

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