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Definition of Red snapper

1. Noun. Highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico.

2. Noun. 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 of Red snapper

1. Noun. Any of several Atlantic foodfishes, of the genus ''Lutjanus'', that have reddish bodies ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Snapper

red route red salmon red sandalwood red sanders red sanderswood red saunders red scare red setter red shift red shrubby penstemon

red silk-cotton tree red silk cotton red silver fir red siskin red slender loris red snapper (current term) red snow red sorrel red spider red spider mite

red sprite red sprites red spruce red squirrel red squirrels red state red strawberry tongue red supergiant red supergiants red sweat

Literary usage of Red snapper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1911)
"... 18.52 " 75-33 percent Ash 1.38 " 5.64 " Fat 5.11 " 19.25 " The flesh of this fish is a better balanced ration than that of the red snapper, ..."

2. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1911)
"... 5.11 " 19-25 " Ash 1.38 " 5.64 " The flesh of this fish is a better balanced ration than that of the red snapper, the proportion of fat being much ..."

3. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1907)
"... 18.52 " 75.33 percent Ash, 1.38 " 5.64 " Fat, 5.11 " 19.25 " The flesh of this fish is a better balanced ration than that of the red snapper, ..."

4. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1907)
"^3 percent Fat 5.11 " 19.25 " Ash, 1.38 " 5.64 " The flesh of this fish is a better balanced ration than that of the red snapper, the proportion of fat ..."

5. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1917)
"... 1.38 " 5.64 " The flesh of this fish is a better balanced ration than that of the red snapper, the proportion of fat being much larger. Shad. ..."

6. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"It is most abundant on the west coast of Florida, in company with the red snapper. It is also abundant on the south coast of Florida, ..."

7. Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods by National Research Council (2006)
"Fishery Characteristics The red snapper fishery occurs predominately in ... red snapper have supported an important commercial fishery in the Gulf of Mexico ..."

8. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Mackerel—Mackerel with Vinegar— Fast-Day Pie—Cream Fast-Day Pie—Boiled Red Snapper—Fried Roe—Salmon Croquettes—Salmon with White Sauce—Cold Salmon with ..."

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