About The Word Snook
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Snook
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What's The Definition Of Snook?
[n] large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
Synonyms | Synonyms for Snook: Related Terms | Find terms related to Snook: See Also | Centropomidae | family Centropomidae | robolo Snook In Webster's Dictionary \Snook\ (sn[=oo]k), v. i. [Prov. E. snook to search out,
to follow by the scent; cf. Sw. snoka to lurk, LG.
sn["o]ggen, snuckern, sn["o]kern, to snuffle, to smell about,
to search for.]
To lurk; to lie in ambush. [Obs.]
\Snook\, n. [D. snoek.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large perchlike marine food fish ({Centropomus undecimalis}) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; -- called also {ravallia}, and {robalo}. (b) The cobia. (c) The garfish. |
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