red snapper

red snap·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red snap-er]
- /rɛd ˈsnæp ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red snap-er]
- /rɛd ˈsnæp ər/

Definitions of red snapper words

noun red snapper any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico. 1
noun red snapper large pink fish 1
noun red snapper any of various marine percoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, esp L. blackfordi, having a reddish coloration, common in American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Lutjanidae (snappers) 0
noun red snapper a reddish, edible, deep-water snapper fish (Lutjanus campechanus) of the Gulf of Mexico and W Atlantic 0
noun red snapper any of several other reddish fishes, as a rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) of the E Pacific 0

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Origin of red snapper

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1765-75

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red snapper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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