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gray snapper
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noun
a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
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Also called mangrove snapper.
Origin of gray snapper
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Words nearby gray snapper
grayscale, gray sea eagle, graysexual, Gray's Inn, gray skate, gray snapper, Grayson, Grays Peak, gray squirrel, gray trout, gray urn
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