snook

/snuːk/ · noun

Meaning

A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families.
To fish for snook.
(as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
To sniff out.
To lurk; to lie in ambush.

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Related words

snapper(English)snailfish(English)sea bass(English)icefish(English)sunfish(English)bandfish(English)snipefish(English)surfperch(English)zoon(English)tarpon(English)redfish(English)iola(English)

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Sources

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