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单词 red snapper
释义

red snapper


noun

any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.

Origin of red snapper

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Words nearby red snapper

redshirting, red-short, red-shouldered hawk, Red Sindhi, redskin, red snapper, red snow, red spider, Red Spot, red-spotted purple, red spruce
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Example sentences from the Web for red snapper

  • They had stopped in Miami and Rick had noticed that red-snapper prices were about the same as those for steak.

    The Wailing Octopus|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for red snapper

red snapper

noun

any of various marine percoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, esp L. blackfordi, having a reddish coloration, common in American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Lutjanidae (snappers)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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