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mutton snapper

–noun
a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.

Origin:
1865–70
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mutton snapper  
n.  A snapper (Lutjanus analis) of warm western Atlantic waters that is usually olive-green but may vary from whitish to pinkish red, valued as a food and game fish.
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