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Noun: red snapper  red sna-pu(r)
  1. An esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico
    "Red snapper is highly sought after for its delicate, sweet flavour";
    - Lutjanus blackfordi
     
  2. Highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico
    "We ordered the red snapper, which was baked whole with herbs and lemon"

Derived forms: red snappers

Type of: snapper

Part of: genus Lutjanus, Lutjanus

Encyclopedia: Red snapper