snook

¹ American  

[snook, snook] / snuk, snʊk /

noun

plural

snook,

plural

snooks

1. any basslike fish of the genus Centropomus, especially C. undecimalis, inhabiting waters off Florida and the West Indies and south to Brazil, valued as food and game.

2. any of several related marine fishes.

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snook ² American  

[snook, snook] / snʊk, snuk /

noun

1. a gesture of defiance, disrespect, or derision.

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idioms

1. cock a / one's snook, to thumb the nose: Also cock a snoot.

   a painter who cocks a snook at traditional techniques.

snook ¹ British  

/ snuːk /

noun

1. 1. to make a rude gesture by putting one thumb to the nose with the fingers of the hand outstretched

   2. to show contempt by being insulting or offensive

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snook ² British  

/ snuːk /

noun

1. any of several large game fishes of the genus Centropomus, esp C. undecimalis of tropical American marine and fresh waters: family Centropomidae (robalos)

2. the sea pike Australuzza novaehollandiae

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Etymology

Origin of snook¹

First recorded in 1690–1700, snook is from the Dutch word snoek

Origin of snook²

First recorded in 1875–80; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Bigger fish — jacks, snook — were swimming in spirals or upside down in the shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

From New York Times

Setting out into the Gulf of Mexico in threes and fours, fishermen returned with buckets of tarpon and long, streaked snook.

From Seattle Times

Using otolith microchemistry -- the measuring of the chemical composition of the layers of bone that grow in a fish's ear as it matures -- Pease determined approximately where each snook had lived during its lifetime.

From Science Daily

Fish vary in their omega-3 levels and generally the fishier they taste the more omega-3 fats they have — such as tuna, salmon, deep sea perch, trevally, mackeral and snook.

From Salon

The Indian River Lagoon is an “ecological wonder that supports not just manatees, but green sea turtles, snook, tarpon and a stunning diversity of marine life,” Lopez noted.

From Seattle Times

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