snook
1 Americannoun
plural
snook,plural
snooks-
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.
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any of several related marine fishes.
noun
idioms
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any of several large game fishes of the genus Centropomus, esp C. undecimalis of tropical American marine and fresh waters: family Centropomidae (robalos)
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the sea pike Australuzza novaehollandiae
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
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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 • Apr. 15, 2024
From Indigenous fisheries to commercial operations, snook have been celebrated as a high-quality river fish since the time of Mayan rule, making river fisheries in Mexico important for food, Pease said.
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023
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 • Sep. 25, 2023
It was as if they were cocking a snook at the new president.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022
Then I hooked something heavy, probably a snook, that ran out a hundred feet and broke the line.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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