n. A fish (Lutjanus griseus) found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida; called also
n.
☞ The red snapper (Lutjanus aya syn. Lutjanus Blackfordi) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper (Lutjanus griseus) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See Rosefish. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. & n. from Snap, v. [ 1913 Webster ]
Snapping beetle. (Zool.)
Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
a.
The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Snappish. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [ Colloq. ] “Little whippersnappers like you.” T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who affects repartee; a wit-cracker. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]