snook
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9.2
- noun
- /snʊk/
- US
- This will be my first snook or first one on the kayak.
- a big snook
- snook fishing
- saltwater snook
Examples
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Many anglers consider snook to be a prized catch due to its size and fighting ability.
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Of this group, shark was targeted by 30%, grouper 30%, and snook 12%.
Academic text (1993) -
"In the afternoons, we fished for red fin and snook.
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Here he explained that he would show me how to fish for snook with something that I think he called a small drone spoon on a spinning rod using a four-pound test monofilament line.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ever since, rich Yankees had flocked here in winter migration, pursuing the tarpon, Spanish mackerel, kingfish, snook, and redfish that flashed through the emerald passes of the barrier islands.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring grilled snook with lemon and herbs.
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After a long day of fishing, we proudly showed off the large snook we caught near the reef.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A group of fish like snook that live in warm coastal waters of the Americas
Idioms
- Offensive
To put your thumb on your nose and wiggle your fingers to show disrespect
- Archaic
To show you do not respect someone by putting your thumb to your nose and wiggling your fingers
Compounds
- Archaic
A rude gesture showing no respect by putting a thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snook names a large tropical fish with a long mouth and nose. Its exact origin is not clear, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word 'snout', because the fish's long 'snout' is one of its main features.