snook
English
/snuːk/
noun
Definitions
- A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
- Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish snoek (pike, Esox).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
snoek
Gloss
pike, Esox
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing