red snapper
noun
any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.
Origin of red snapper
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Words nearby red snapper
red setter,
red shank,
red shanks,
red shift,
red sindhi,
red snapper,
red snow,
red spider,
red spot,
red spruce,
red square
Example sentences from the Web for red snapper
They had stopped in Miami and Rick had noticed that red-snapper prices were about the same as those for steak.
The Wailing Octopus |Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for red snapper
red snapper
noun
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)