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cabrilla
[ kuh-bril-uh ]
noun
- any of several sea basses, especially the grouper Epinephelus analogus of tropical eastern Pacific seas.
cabrilla
/ kəˈbrɪlə /
noun
- any of various serranid food fishes, esp Epinephelus analogus, occurring in warm seas around Florida and the Caribbean
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cabrilla1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Spanish: “prawn,” equivalent to cabr(a) “she-goat” (from Latin capra ) + -illa diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cabrilla1
Spanish, literally: little goat
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