plural snook or snooks
1
: a large vigorous bony fish (Centropomus undecimalis of the family Centropomidae) of coastal and brackish waters of the southern U.S. to Brazil that is an important food and sport fish
2
: any of various marine fishes of the same family as the snook
: a gesture of derision made by thumbing the nose
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
In less than a decade, fish from both oceans — snooks, jacks, snappers and more — have almost entirely displaced the freshwater species that were in the canal system before, scientists with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have found.
—Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Many Florida game fish, for example, especially snook and tarpon, use mangrove estuaries as nurseries.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
In the past decade, however, researchers have found those juvenile snook and tarpon in marshes where there are no mangroves, including spots as far north as South Carolina.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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His initial snook and wildlife rescue content didn’t catch fire.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
In less than a decade, fish from both oceans — snooks, jacks, snappers and more — have almost entirely displaced the freshwater species that were in the canal system before, scientists with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have found.
—Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Many Florida game fish, for example, especially snook and tarpon, use mangrove estuaries as nurseries.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
In the past decade, however, researchers have found those juvenile snook and tarpon in marshes where there are no mangroves, including spots as far north as South Carolina.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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“Snook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snook. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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