corbina
Americannoun
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a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
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any of various related fish.
Etymology
Origin of corbina
First recorded in 1900–05; from Spanish corvina, feminine of corvino, from Latin corvīnus “of or relating to ravens,” so named from its black fins; see corvine
Example Sentences
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Later, I would surfcast for perch and corbina and the occasional leopard shark.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
I see fishermen early in the morning, catching corbina and baby leopard sharks, just as I did in the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2021
Drifting past endless mangroves, the two flyfishermen catch some small garotas, or leopard grouper, and then Ruben gives us all a lesson in catching corbina.
From Time Magazine Archive
The corbina was a black fish and the name is found in both Spanish and Portuguese.
From The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 by Olson, Julius E.
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