snap|per

snap|per
snap|per «SNAP uhr», noun, plural -pers or (collective for 3) -per.
1. a fastener; snap.
2. any person or thing that snaps.
3. = snapping turtle. (Cf.snapping turtle)
4. a) any one of several large, mostly red or yellowish fish of tropical seas used for food, especially the red snapper of the Gulf of Mexico. The snappers comprise a family of fishes. b) any one of certain similar fishes.
5. = snapping beetle. (Cf.snapping beetle)

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