Defenition of the word snapper
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Defenition of the word snapper
- large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
- flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
- Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
Synonyms for the word snapper
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- Chelydra serpentina
- Chrysophrys auratus
- common snapping turtle
- cracker
- cracker bonbon
- red snapper
Meronymys for the word snapper
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- Chelydra
- Chrysophrys
- Chrysophrys auratus
- family Lutjanidae
- genus Chelydra
- genus Chrysophrys
- Lutjanidae
- snapper
Hyponyms for the word snapper
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- gray snapper
- grey snapper
- Lutjanus analis
- Lutjanus apodus
- Lutjanus blackfordi
- Lutjanus griseus
- mangrove snapper
- mutton snapper
- muttonfish
- Ocyurus chrysurus
- red snapper
- schoolmaster
- yellowtail
- yellowtail snapper
Hypernyms for the word snapper
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- favor
- favour
- food fish
- lineman
- party favor
- party favour
- percoid
- percoid fish
- percoidean
- saltwater fish
- snapping turtle
- sparid
- sparid fish
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