English noun: snapper |
1. | snapper (person) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback |
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| Samples | The center fumbled the handoff.
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| Synonyms | center |
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| Broader (hypernym) | lineman |
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| Domain category | football, football game |
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2. | snapper (food) flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas |
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| Broader (hypernym) | saltwater fish |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | red snapper |
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| Part meronym | Chrysophrys auratus, snapper, snapper |
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3. | snapper (artifact) a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends |
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| Synonyms | cracker, cracker bonbon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | favor, favour, party favor, party favour |
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4. | snapper (animal) Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots |
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| Synonyms | Chrysophrys auratus |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sparid, sparid fish |
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| Part holonym | snapper |
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| Member meronym | Chrysophrys, genus Chrysophrys |
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5. | snapper (animal) any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters |
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| Broader (hypernym) | food fish, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | gray snapper, grey snapper, Lutjanus analis, Lutjanus apodus, Lutjanus blackfordi, Lutjanus griseus, mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, muttonfish, Ocyurus chrysurus, red snapper, schoolmaster, yellowtail, yellowtail snapper |
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| Part holonym | snapper |
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| Member meronym | family Lutjanidae, Lutjanidae |
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6. | snapper (animal) large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite |
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| Synonyms | Chelydra serpentina, common snapping turtle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | snapping turtle |
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| Member meronym | Chelydra, genus Chelydra |
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