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red snapper

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several Atlantic foodfishes, of the genus Lutjanus, that have reddish bodies

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Rhomboplites aurorubens (vermillion snapper)

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noun

Meaning 3

an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Lutjanus blackfordi

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Broader terms: snapper

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noun

Meaning 4

highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico

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Broader terms: snapper

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: луциан (lucian) — fish of Lutjanus
  • Dhivehi: އޮޑިދޮށު މަސް (oḍidoṣu mas) — fish of Lutjanus
  • French: vivaneau — fish of Lutjanus
  • French: perche rouge — fish of Lutjanus
  • Greek: λυθρίνι (lythríni) — fish of Lutjanus
  • Nootka: ƛ̕iḥapiiḥ — fish of Lutjanus
  • Spanish: pargo rojo — fish of Lutjanus
  • Tagalog: managat — fish of Lutjanus