snapper

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One who takes snaps; a photographer
The fish Chrysophrys auratus, but usually the adult fish of that species, with the young instead called cockney then red bream then squire, before reaching adulthood. (Reference: Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, 1990, ISBN 1-86302-674-6, page 309. And Snapper entry in An Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 )
- the player who snaps the ball to start the play
Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface
Any of some 100 different species of fish
Any of a family of percoid fishes (Lutjanidae), especially the red snapper
A baby (a human baby)

1993: The Snapper — title of novel and film by Roddy Doyle.

{n} one who snaps, a peevish person, a fish
red snapper
A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder
A snap beetle
The fish Chrysophrys auratus, but usually the adult fish of that species, with the young instead called cockney then red bream then squire, before reaching adulthood
any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
A snapper is a fish that has sharp teeth and lives in warm seas. Snapper is this fish eaten as food. a type of fish that lives in warm seas, often used as food. Any of about 250 species of valuable food fishes (family Lutjanidae), found throughout the tropics. These active schooling fishes have slender bodies, large mouths, sharp canine teeth, and blunt or forked tails. Many species grow to 2-3 ft (60-90 cm) long. Snappers eat crustaceans and other fishes. Some species, such as the Atlantic dog snapper, contain a toxin. The red snapper, a bright red fish, inhabits deep Atlantic waters. The emperor snapper is a red-and-white Indo-Pacific fish. The Atlantic yellowtail snapper has a broad yellow stripe from the nose to the wholly yellow tail
Any of a family of percoid fishes , esp. the red snapper
The green woodpecker, or yaffle
A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper
{i} any of a number of marine fish found mainly in the coastal waters of the Pacific and Atlantic; snapping turtle; work supervisor (Slang)
A string bean
any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America
There are 250 species world wide 15 varieties are in the U S from North Carolina to Gulf of Mexico
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
Pennsy's term for a helper engine
One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip
snapper fish
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Any of various large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae, freq. reddish in colour and with a triangular head-profile. Also, any of various fishes of other families; esp. a.) US the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix; b.) Austral. an important food fish, Chrysophrys auratus, of the family Sparidae
pink snapper
The fish Chrysophrys auratus. (Reference: Relationships among partial and whole lengths and weights for Western Australian Pink Snapper Chrysophrys auratus (Sparidae), Moran and Burton, at the Western Australian Department of Fisheries .)
red snapper
Any of several Atlantic foodfishes, of the genus Lutjanus, that have reddish bodies
whipper snapper
A person who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous; a person of no influence
gray snapper
found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
mutton snapper
similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'
mutton snapper
A snapper (Lutjanus analis) of warm western Atlantic waters that is usually olive-green but may vary from whitish to pinkish red, valued as a food and game fish
red snapper
an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North American and the Gulf of Mexico highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico
red snapper
type of large edible fish
red snapper
an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North American and the Gulf of Mexico
red snapper
highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico
red snapper
Any of several marine food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, of tropical and semitropical waters, having red or reddish bodies
snappers
plural of snapper
snappers
(Slang) false teeth
snappers
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lutjanidae
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