snapper


Definition: Meaning of, snapper in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsnapə /

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snapper snappers
[countable]
  1. a type of fish that lives in warm seas, often used as food
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snapper used in phrases

  • alligator snapper (noun)
    1. large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
  • gray snapper (noun)
    1. found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
  • grey snapper (noun)
    1. found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
  • hog snapper (noun)
    1. large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
  • mangrove snapper (noun)
    1. found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
  • mutton snapper (noun)
    1. similar to and often marketed as 'red snapper';
  • red snapper (noun)
    1. highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico
    2. an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico
  • yellowtail snapper (noun)
    1. superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
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