cabrilla

American

[kuh-bril-uh] / kəˈbrɪl ə /

noun

any of several sea basses, especially the grouper Epinephelus analogus of tropical eastern Pacific seas.

cabrilla British

/ kəˈbrɪlə /

noun

any of various serranid food fishes, esp Epinephelus analogus, occurring in warm seas around Florida and the Caribbean

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Etymology

Origin of cabrilla

First recorded in 1855–60; from Spanish: “prawn,” equivalent to cabr(a) “she-goat” (from Latin capra ) + -illa diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

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Loyalists boast a sea teaming with yellowtail, sea bass and cabrilla.

From Reuters

The place teems with black, blue and striped marlin, tuna, swordfish. cabrilla, barracuda, yellowtail, bonito, dolphin and roosterfish.

From Time Magazine Archive

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