Meanings
nounred snapper (plural red snappers)
plural red snappers
- Rhomboplites aurorubens (vermillion snapper)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico
Similar
Lutjanus blackfordi
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian луциан
- луциан (lucian)fish of Lutjanus
French vivaneau, perche rouge
- vivaneaufish of Lutjanus
- perche rougefish of Lutjanus
Greek λυθρίνι
- λυθρίνι (lythríni)fish of Lutjanus
Spanish pargo rojo
- pargo rojofish of Lutjanus
Tagalog managat
- managatfish of Lutjanus
Cite this entry
APA
red snapper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20snapper
MLA
“red snapper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20snapper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red snapper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20snapper.
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