snoek

[ snook ]

/ snuk /

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.

Words nearby snoek

snobby, snobol, snockered, snod, snodgrass, snoek, snoep, snog, snollygoster, snood, snook

Also called barracouta.

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British Dictionary definitions for snoek

snoek

/ (snʊk) /

noun

a South African edible marine fish, Thyrsites atun

Word Origin for snoek

Afrikaans, from Dutch snoek pike

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