mutton snapper

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutton snapper¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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