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.

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Also called barracouta.

Words nearby snoek

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