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   Snapper
   There are a few hundred species of this lean, firm-textured saltwater fish, 15 or so which are available in the U.S. The most popular snapper is the 'red snapper.' Some species of rockfish and tilefish are called snappers, but are not.
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   Snapper
   Waters:U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coastal Waters from Florida to Cape Cod; Atlantic coast of South America, Portugal, and Africa; coast of Australia Description (in water): This silver-skinned school fish can weigh from 3 to 10 lbs. Description (in market): The edible skin is usually left on the flesh, which ranges in color from white to silver-gray. The meat is rich and fatty with a fine, soft texture and long flake. The flavor is mild on the day of the catch yet gains in strength a day or two late...
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   snapper
   [n] - flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas 2. [n] - Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots 3. [n] - any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
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   Snapper
   Snap'per noun 1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip. 2. (Zoology) 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. » The red snapper ( Lutjanus aya, or Blackfordi ) and the ...
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   Snapper
   Snap'per noun 1. (Teleg.) A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. 2. A string bean. [ Colloq., U. S.]
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   snapper
   1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip. ... 2. <zoology> 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. ... The red snapper (Lutjanus aya, or Blackfordi) and the gray, or mang ...
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   snapper
   noun flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
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   snapper
   noun Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
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   Snapper
   The snapper are a family of perciform fishes, mainly marine but with some members living in estuaries, and entering fresh water to feed. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapper. Snappers are found in the tropical and subtropical regions of all the oceans. They can grow to about a meter in length. Most feed on crustaceans or other fish, though a few are plankton-feeders. They can be kept in aquaria, but mostly grow ...
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    snapper
    (snap´әr) any of various carnivorous marine fish of the family Lutjanidae found in tropical waters; they are often eaten by humans but sometimes contain ciguatoxin and can cause ciguatera.
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    Snapper
    • (n.) A string bean. • (n.) A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. • (n.) 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. • (n.) The green woodpecker, or yaff...
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    snapper
    any of about 250 species of fishes of the family Lutjanidae (order Perciformes). Snappers are found, often in abundance, throughout the tropics. ...
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    snapper
    snapper, name for members of the Lutianidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious, with large mouths and sharp teeth. Most species travel in dense schools. Best known is the red snapper, an important f...
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