snappers Definition

one that snaps: such as

something (such as a remark) that gives new orientation to a situation or utterance

snapping turtle

a large freshwater turtle (Macrochelys temminckii synonym Macroclemys temminckii) of southeastern U.S. rivers that may reach nearly 150 pounds (68 kilograms) in weight and 31 inches (79 centimeters) in length and differs from the common snapping turtle in having a shell with three distinct ridges, a more triangular-shaped head, and a pink fleshy wormlike appendage in the mouth used as a lure

any of various reddish fishes (as of the genera Lutjanus and Sebastes) including several food fishes