weakfish

US: /ˈwikfɪʃ/ ,(wēk′fish′)

Inflections of 'weakfish' (n):

weakfish

npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Weakfish are marine fish.")

weakfishes

npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Some weakfishes are bigger than others.")

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

weak•fish /ˈwikfɪʃ/   n.[countable] , pl. -fish, -fish•es. 

1. Fish a fish of U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts eaten as food.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

weak•fish  (wēk′fish′), n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 

1. Fish any food fish of the genus Cynoscion, as C. regalis, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S.

• Dutch weekvis (obsolete), equivalent. to week soft, weak + vis fish
• 1790–1800, American.