cabrilla

[ kuh-bril-uh ]

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

Origin of cabrilla

1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Spanish: “prawn,” equivalent to cabr(a) “she-goat” (from Latin capra ) + -illa diminutive suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for cabrilla

cabrilla

/ (kəˈbrɪlə) /


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

Origin of cabrilla

1
Spanish, literally: little goat

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