red snapper
noun
: any of various reddish fishes (as of the genera Lutjanus and Sebastes) including several food fishes
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Superb red snapper with herb butter, mushroom ravioli, peas and steamed asparagus was a little overloaded, but a branzino fillet dusted with summer’s fragrant herbs came with roasted delicata squash and potatoes moistened with olive oil.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The menu features red snapper, catfish, salmon and tilapia, as well as sides, including coleslaw, potato salad and collard greens.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
Even taking a different route on your daily walk or ordering red snapper for the first time at your regular restaurant counts.
—Elizabeth Passarella, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Federal prosecutors reference a time in the summer of 2022 when Barfield became frustrated with the dolphins eating red snapper from the lines of his charter fishing clients.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 28 May 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The menu features red snapper, catfish, salmon and tilapia, as well as sides, including coleslaw, potato salad and collard greens.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
Even taking a different route on your daily walk or ordering red snapper for the first time at your regular restaurant counts.
—Elizabeth Passarella, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Federal prosecutors reference a time in the summer of 2022 when Barfield became frustrated with the dolphins eating red snapper from the lines of his charter fishing clients.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 28 May 2025
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“Red snapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20snapper. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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