schnapper

English edit

schnapper or Australasian snapper, Chrysophrys auratus

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Chrysophrys

Etymology edit

Alteration of snapper, influenced by German Schnapper. Attested from the 19th century.

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃnæpɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃnæpə/
Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ)

Noun edit

schnapper (plural schnappers)

An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper.

References edit

schnapper, n. in Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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