red snapper
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3.3
- noun
- /rɛd ˈsnæpər/
- US
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- When choosing fish, I always prefer red snapper due to its flavorful flesh.
- juvenile red snapper
- red snapper behavior
I mean, Black Sea bass, red snapper, gag grouper at one point, a lot of these Goliath grouper, there was trips where we'd come back with boatloads of Jew fish or Goliath grouper.
- I mean, Black Sea bass, red snapper, gag grouper at one point, a lot of these Goliath grouper, there was trips where we'd come back with boatloads of Jew fish or Goliath grouper.
Examples
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The chef prepared a delicious red snapper, garnished with lemon and herbs.
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So fresh, and so many varieties: red snapper and scrod, perch and haddock, flounder and swordfish; it was difficult to choose.
Fiction book (1998) -
Khalid, bring me the red snappers.
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Got a red snapper fish sandwich from Pappadeaux.
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And then the red snapper with violets and pine nuts.
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Little is known about the occurrence and habits of juvenile red snappers or the effects of environmental factors.
Academic text (1994) -
To determine an area of red snapper concentration, a trawl survey was conducted.
Academic text (1994) -
The mention of sailing has made her hungry for fish, and she orders red snapper in Creole sauce.
Fiction book (2001) -
For dinner, we had grilled red snapper served with a side of vegetables.
Synonyms
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6.6
A large sea fish with sharp teeth often caught for food and sport
A medium-sized red sea fish from the Atlantic that people sell for food
A fish like a red snapper often sold under that name
A fish like a red snapper that lives in warm seas and people eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type of fish with reddish coloring' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'red' (a color) with 'snapper' (a kind of fish). This noun + modifier composition is regular and non-idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Red snapper comes from the fish's bright red color and from its habit of 'snapping' or biting at other fish, so people called it snapper. So the name now means the common edible fish we eat.