mutton snapper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mutton snapper
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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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
Fine-blend chum is a favorite among those who target yellowtail and mutton snapper, or for those looking to draw in live bait such as pilchards, tinker mackerel and ballyhoo.
From Time Magazine Archive
It makes a super additive, and I've done very well with it on yellowtail and mutton snapper, big grouper, cero and Spanish mackerel and big kingfish.
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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