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schnapper
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1. Any of some 100 different species of fish.

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1. AU NZ The fish Chrysophrys auratus, but usually the adult fish of that species, with the young instead called cockney then red bream then squire, before reaching adulthood. (Reference: Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, 1990, ISBN 1-86302-674-6, page 309. And Snapper entry in An Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 ¹)
2. US Any of a family of percoid fishes italbrac|Lutjanidae, esp. the red snapper
3. Ireland slang A baby (a human baby).

#: 1993: w:The Snapper|The Snapper — title of novel and film by w:Roddy Doyle|Roddy Doyle

1. fb - the player who snaps the ball to start the play.

Related terms
pink snapper
red snapper

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