Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A food and game fish (Menticirrhus undulatus) of North American Pacific waters and especially coastal California, having a blue-gray body with black pectoral fins and a barbel on the chin.
- noun Any of several related marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A much-esteemed food-fish, Corvina deliciosa, of the western coast of South America, sometimes attaining a length of over 6 feet. The corbina is frequently shipped inland.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bluish-grey whiting of California coast
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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With its bounty of inshore varieties, including several kinds of bass, corbina, snapper and tuna, the Sea of Cortez has nourished men from the pre-Hispanic indigenous tribes to today's seafood gourmets.
Cooking on the Sea of Cortez: Culinary Adventures in Baja California 2006
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Originally from Peru, where it is generally made with corbina, ceviche is a seafood cocktail served anyplace in Mexico where fresh fish is available.
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Originally from Peru, where it is generally made with corbina, ceviche is a seafood cocktail served anyplace in Mexico where fresh fish is available.
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With its bounty of inshore varieties, including several kinds of bass, corbina, snapper and tuna, the Sea of Cortez has nourished men from the pre-Hispanic indigenous tribes to today's seafood gourmets.
Cooking on the Sea of Cortez: Culinary Adventures in Baja California 2006
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Originally from Peru, where it is generally made with corbina, ceviche is a seafood cocktail served anyplace in Mexico where fresh fish is available.
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