plural snook or snooks
1
: a large vigorous bony fish (Centropomus undecimalis of the family Centropomidae) of coastal and brackish waters of the southern U.S. to Brazil that is an important food and sport fish
2
: any of various marine fishes of the same family as the snook
: a gesture of derision made by thumbing the nose
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Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2021
His catches this past week consisted of peacock bass up to 5.5 pounds, snook, and largemouth bass to six pounds, chain pickerel, clown knife fish, grass carp and Mayan cichlids.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Why: Miller says that all the snook will ultimately make their way to inlets to stage before running the beaches to spawn.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
The sawfish deaths are coinciding with a larger fish kill first noticed in November in the waters off Big Pine Key through Key West that’s so far impacted more than 20 species, from silver mullet to tarpon, snook, mangrove snappers and even lemon sharks.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The inside waters, where the islands protect you from the wind, are holding some snappers, ladyfish, sea trout, jacks and a few snook and redfish.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The book has chapters on sharks, tunas, dolphin, sailfish, kingfish, grouper, tarpon and snook.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The 2-inch models are bass and walleye killers, while the jumbo 9-inch model is a slayer of cow striped bass, cobia, and trophy snook.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Fishermen will feel at home here, with opportunities to catch everything from acrobatic tarpon to snapper or snook.
10
Cumberland Island, Georgia
Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia’s largest barrier island, is full of untouched maritime forests, beaches, and marshes.
—Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
Noun
Gray snapper and snook are extremely intolerant to low water temperatures and will be probable casualties in the coming days.
—Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2021
His catches this past week consisted of peacock bass up to 5.5 pounds, snook, and largemouth bass to six pounds, chain pickerel, clown knife fish, grass carp and Mayan cichlids.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Why: Miller says that all the snook will ultimately make their way to inlets to stage before running the beaches to spawn.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
The sawfish deaths are coinciding with a larger fish kill first noticed in November in the waters off Big Pine Key through Key West that’s so far impacted more than 20 species, from silver mullet to tarpon, snook, mangrove snappers and even lemon sharks.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The inside waters, where the islands protect you from the wind, are holding some snappers, ladyfish, sea trout, jacks and a few snook and redfish.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The book has chapters on sharks, tunas, dolphin, sailfish, kingfish, grouper, tarpon and snook.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The 2-inch models are bass and walleye killers, while the jumbo 9-inch model is a slayer of cow striped bass, cobia, and trophy snook.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Fishermen will feel at home here, with opportunities to catch everything from acrobatic tarpon to snapper or snook.
10
Cumberland Island, Georgia
Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia’s largest barrier island, is full of untouched maritime forests, beaches, and marshes.
—Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
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“Snook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snook. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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