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mutton snapper

American  

noun

  1. a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.


Etymology

Origin of mutton snapper

First recorded in 1865–70

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The sounds of half-shouted Spanish, car horns and crushed ice being shoveled over mutton snapper mingle with the chopping after you enter the compact, one-room market.

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2021

Anglers routinely haul in undersize fish: in 2008, 40 percent of red grouper, 28 percent of hogfish and 24 percent of mutton snapper - among the most popular eating fish - were undersize.

From Washington Times Jun. 22, 2014

Later that evening, Rhyne and mate Billy Gaitor worked off dinner by catching yellowtail, big margates and mutton snapper behind the boat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Big mutton snapper, such as this one taken by Steve Waters and displayed by Capt.

From Time Magazine Archive

But after he hauled a nice mutton snapper aboard, I was rummaging through his tackle bag, hoping to score my own butterfly jig.

From Time Magazine Archive

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