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Webster 1913 Edition
squeteague
sque-teague′
(skwē̍-tēg′)
, Noun.
[From the North American Indian name.]
(Zool.)
An American sciaenoid 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 (Cynoscion 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 squit
, and, locally, sea trout
, and sea salmon
. See also under squitee
.