snoek

[snook]

noun, plural (especially collectively) snoek, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) snoeks.

a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.

Also called barracouta.

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British Dictionary definitions for snoek

snoek

noun

a South African edible marine fish, Thyrsites atun

Word Origin for snoek

Afrikaans, from Dutch snoek pike

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