muttonfish
noun
mut·ton·fish
ˈmə-tᵊn-ˌfish 
: a common snapper (Lutjanus analis) of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic that is usually olive green and sometimes nearly white or tinged with rosy red and that is an important food and sport fish
called also mutton snapper
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“Muttonfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muttonfish. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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