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snoek

  [snook]
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–noun, plural (especially collectively) snoek, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) snoeks.
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
Also called barracouta.
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snoek   (snōōk)   
n.   pl. snoek or snoeks
A large, small-scaled marine food fish (Thyristes atun) of the family Gempylidae, widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere.

[Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch snoec.]
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