Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large food and game fish (Rachycentron canadum) of tropical and subtropical seas, having a dark brown body and a projecting lower jaw.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Spanish name of the sergeant-fish, Elacate canada.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An oceanic fish of large size (
Elacate canada ); the crabeater; -- called alsobonito ,cubbyyew ,coalfish , andsergeant fish .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word cobia.
Examples
-
A couple charter captains in Destin said the cobia were a little late due to a winter as temperatures often dropped into the teens across the northern Gulf OF Mexico.
Homepage 2010
-
The Cheseapeake must have somoe good fishing, I knew it held all types of fish but never knew it help ling/cobia.
-
The cobia has a firmness of a steak firm meat have some extra marinade for a sauce and you have some great eating.
-
Playing with the idea of a cobia fishing trip sometime this year.
-
Playing with the idea of a cobia fishing trip sometime this year.
-
The Cheseapeake must have somoe good fishing, I knew it held all types of fish but never knew it help ling/cobia.
-
I wish you good luck on your trip --- sight fishing for cobia on their spring migration can be one of the finest sports around.
-
I've never fished for cobia the way they do in the Cheseapeake, but they are a fine fighting game fish, no matter how you catch them, it's just a shame they aren't prettier.
-
I never tried to boil cobia meat, but it would probably be good that way, too.
-
The cobia has a firmness of a steak firm meat have some extra marinade for a sauce and you have some great eating.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.