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单词 schnapper
释义

schnapper

[ shnap-er, snap- ]
/ ˈʃnæp ər, ˈsnæp- /

noun

a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.

Origin of schnapper

1820–30; variant of snapper; sch<German

Words nearby schnapper

Sch.Mus.B., schmutter, schmutz, schmutzy, Schnabel, schnapper, schnapps, schnauzer, schnecken, schneider, Schneiderman
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Example sentences from the Web for schnapper

  • On reaching the deck we found the officers and crew hauling in schnapper as fast as they could bait their hooks.

    Reminiscences of Queensland|William Henry Corfield
  • The schnapper, the best of all Australian fish, is too well known to English visitors to describe in detail.

    By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories|Louis Becke
  • The schnapper, the best of all Australian fish, is too well known to here enter into a detailed description.

    Rdan The Devil And Other Stories|Louis Becke

British Dictionary definitions for schnapper

schnapper
/ (ˈʃnæpə) /

noun

a variant of snapper (def. 1), snapper (def. 2)
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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