Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of fish: A marine fish species (Lutjanus campechanus) highly valued as a food source. It is characterized by its pinkish-red head and body.
   • The flesh of this fish as food: The lean, reddish, and highly esteemed meat from this fish, commonly used in cooking.

Usage Examples

• Noun (The Fish):
  • The angler was thrilled to catch a large red snapper.
  • Red snapper populations are carefully managed by fisheries.
• Noun (The Food):
  • For dinner, we grilled the red snapper with lemon and herbs.
  • The restaurant's specialty is blackened red snapper.

Advanced Usage

• As a countable noun for individual fish: The plural is "red snappers."
  • The boat brought in fifty red snappers today.
• As an uncountable noun for the food product: No plural is used when referring to the meat.
  • This recipe calls for one pound of red snapper.

Variants and Related Words

• Snapper (n): A broader category of fish within the family Lutjanidae, which includes the red snapper.
  • Other types of snapper include the mangrove snapper and the yellowtail snapper.

Synonyms

• Lutjanus campechanus: The scientific name for the species.
• Northern red snapper: Another common name for this specific fish.

Different Meanings

This term specifically refers to one species of fish from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. In some regions, the name "red snapper" may be used informally for other reddish snapper species, but the primary definition is for Lutjanus campechanus.

Noun

1. an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico
2. highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico