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Snapper

Snapper Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Snapper? [n] large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite [n] any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters [n] Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots [n] a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends [n] flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas [n] (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Snapper: center \| Chelydra serpentina \| Chrysophrys auratus \| common snapping turtle \| cracker \| cracker bonbon Related Terms \| Find terms related to Snapper: See Also \| Chelydra \| Chrysophrys \| Chrysophrys auratus \| family Lutjanidae \| favor \| favour \| food fish \| genus Chelydra \| genus Chrysophrys \| gray snapper \| lineman \| Lutjanidae \| Lutjanus analis \| Lutjanus apodus \| Lutjanus blackfordi \| Lutjanus griseus \| mangrove snapper \| mutton snapper \| muttonfish \| Ocyurus chrysurus \| party favor \| party favour \| percoid \| percoid fish \| percoidean \| red snapper \| red snapper \| saltwater fish \| schoolmaster \| snapper \| snapper \| snapping turtle \| sparid \| sparid fish \| yellowtail \| yellowtail snapper Snapper In Webster's Dictionary \Snap"per\, n. 1. (Teleg.) A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. 2. A string bean. [Colloq., U. S.] \Snap"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. Note: The red snapper ({Lutjanus aya, or Blackfordi}) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper ({L. griseus}) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See {Rosefish}. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. 5. (Zo["o]l.) A snap beetle.

Snapper Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Snapper?

[n] large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
[n] any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
[n] Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
[n] a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[n] flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
[n] (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"

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Snapper In Webster's Dictionary

\Snap"per\, n.
1. (Teleg.) A device with a flexible metal tongue for
   producing clicks like those of the sounder.

2. A string bean. [Colloq., U. S.]


\Snap"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of
   trifles; the snapper of a whip.

2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Note: The red snapper ({Lutjanus aya, or Blackfordi}) and the
      gray, or mangrove, snapper ({L. griseus}) are large and
      abundant species. The name is loosely applied to
      various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish,
      the red grouper, etc. See {Rosefish}.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.

4. (Zo["o]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

5. (Zo["o]l.) A snap beetle.

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