mutton snapper

noun

Lutjanus analis, a snapper native to the Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas from Massachusetts to southern Brazil.

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muttonfishLutjanus analis
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Meanings

nounmutton snapper (plural mutton snappers)

plural mutton snappers

  1. Lutjanus analis, a snapper native to the Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas from Massachusetts to southern Brazil.
  2. Rhomboplites aurorubens (vermillion snapper)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsimilar to and often marketed as ‘red snapper’

Similar
muttonfishLutjanus analis
Broader
snapper
Also see
chubheadmuttonfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

mutton snapper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20snapper

MLA

“mutton snapper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20snapper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutton snapper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20snapper.

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