snapper
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈsnæpər/
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- Soups from the sea include such favorites as snapper in Asian broth with habanero and shrimp, and shrimp and pea soup with lemongrass.
- red snapper
- fillet of snapper
- grilled snapper
Examples
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I think I might order the snapper.
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I'll have the snapper.
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I got us some fresh snapper for dinner, and a nice local wine.
Fiction book (1992) -
We eat lime pie and snapper.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'm waiting on a snapper carpaccio.
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The mention of sailing has made her hungry for fish, and she orders red snapper in Creole sauce.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ray is staring unhappily at the little pile of snapper.
Fiction book (1998) -
Muriel, a fish hater, loved the grilled snapper: "Tastes just like chicken!"
Blog text (34) -
A fillet of real Gulf red snapper ($25) arrives in a tart, citrusy butter with segments of lemon and grapefruit.
Blog text (29) -
I ordered the snapper for dinner, and it was delicious.
Synonyms
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3.3
A reddish sea fish often served as food in restaurants
A medium-sized red sea fish from the Atlantic that people sell for food
A sea fish like a red snapper that lives near reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean
A fish like a snapper that lives in warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters and is eaten
A sea fish often caught near coasts for food and sport
A common sea fish that lives in shallow water near mangrove roots and people catch for food
A bright fish with a yellow stripe on its side and tail eaten as food
A bright fish with a wide yellow stripe along its side and tail that people eat
A group of colorful sea fish like the yellowtail snapper that people eat
A group of sea fish like snappers found in tropical and subtropical seas
A fish with oily, tasty flesh often cooked and eaten
A fish like a red snapper often sold under that name
A common Australian sea fish with a pink body and blue spots eaten as food
A fish from the sea that people often eat
A large sea fish that lives in the western Atlantic and whose male has a head like a pig's snout
A mackerel snapper fish cooked on a grill and served as a meal
Compounds
A large freshwater turtle with three ridges on its shell found in the southeastern United States
A common sea fish that lives in shallow water near mangrove roots and people catch for food
- US
A large sea fish that lives in the western Atlantic and whose male has a head like a pig's snout
A bright fish with a wide yellow stripe along its side and tail that people eat
How Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snapper as food simply takes the name from the fish snapper, the same word that comes from snap meaning 'to bite quickly'. So when you eat snapper, you are eating the flesh of the fish known for its snapping bite.