snapper

noun [C]

/ˈsnæp.ər/

/-ɚ/

Definition

› a fish that lives in warm seas and can be eatenSea fishFish and seafood

(Definition of snapper noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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