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Definition of Muttonfish
1. Noun. Similar to and often marketed as 'red snapper'.
Definition of Muttonfish
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muttonfish
Literary usage of Muttonfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1906)
"STEAMER "ANGLER" — Collections from the fishing banks off the New 78 Dogfish, 23
Angler, 77 muttonfish, ..."
2. Favorite Fish and Fishing by James Alexander Henshall (1908)
"The muttonfish is larger and an esteemed table fish, and with the other snappers
is like the lilies, of which we are told, " Solomon in all his glory was ..."
3. Adventure Guide to the Bahamas by Blair Howard (2002)
"muttonfish Point This is home to large numbers of mutton snapper, from which the
site gets its name, and many colorful reef fish. Oleander Reef Just a short ..."
4. Some Fish and Some Fishing by Frank Gray Griswold (1921)
"... Snappers which swim in droves Are found by shore and near mangroves; They are
muttonfish out on the reef, At least that is my best belief. ..."
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