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pink snappers

pink snappers is the plural of pink snapper.

Meaning of pink snapper

Noun

pink snapper (plural pink snappers)

  1. (Australia, Western) The fish Chrysophrys auratus (or Pagrus auratus).
    • These traps are used in southern Australia to take leatherjackets (Monocanthidae) in deeper waters of the continental shelf and pink snappers (Pagridae) and other bottom-dwelling fish in shallower waters.2001, R. J. Slack-Smith, Fishing with Traps and Pots, Food and Agriculture Organization, page 33
    Synonyms:
    Australasian snapper, pinky, snapper, schnapper, silver seabream, squirefish

Questions about pink snappers

What is pink snappers the plural of?
Pink snappers is the plural of pink snapper.

Words near pink snappers in the dictionary

  1. pink slip
  2. pink slipped
  3. pink slipping
  4. pink slips
  5. pink snapper
  6. pink snappers
  7. pink spot
  8. pink spots
  9. pink squirrel
  10. pink squirrels
  11. pink stern

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