red snapper
noun
: any of various reddish fishes (as of the genera Lutjanus and Sebastes) including several food fishes
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Even taking a different route on your daily walk or ordering red snapper for the first time at your regular restaurant counts.
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Elizabeth Passarella, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Federal prosecutors reference a time in the summer of 2022 when Barfield became frustrated with the dolphins eating red snapper from the lines of his charter fishing clients.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Shariff had just finished cooking up some seafood, an annual Easter tradition celebrated by the family, with Shariff making red snapper, Milicent told the Daily News.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Creole Snapper At Favorites Bistro Bar in New London, Connecticut, the creole snapper showcases a whole red snapper marinated in house spices, served with black rice, seasonal greens, and sweet plantains.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Elizabeth Passarella, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Federal prosecutors reference a time in the summer of 2022 when Barfield became frustrated with the dolphins eating red snapper from the lines of his charter fishing clients.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Shariff had just finished cooking up some seafood, an annual Easter tradition celebrated by the family, with Shariff making red snapper, Milicent told the Daily News.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Creole Snapper At Favorites Bistro Bar in New London, Connecticut, the creole snapper showcases a whole red snapper marinated in house spices, served with black rice, seasonal greens, and sweet plantains.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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“Red snapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20snapper. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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