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corvina

British  
/ kɔːˈviːnə /

noun

  1. a marine food fish, Menticirrhus undulatus , found in Pacific waters off Mexico and California

  2. any of several related marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of corvina

from Spanish corbina , corvina , from feminine of corvino ravenlike, from Latin corvus raven


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That’s already happened with Kouzilos’ Egyptian corvina and wild branzini.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2025

The Cucapá still push wooden boats into the estuary to fish for corvina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2023

This week, we have a scintillating red from the corvina grape, grown in northern Italy near Verona, as well as a rustic red from the bobal grape, redolent of cherries and wild herbs.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2021

Prosecutors said the FDA initially rejected the fish, a white fish called corvina, in 2014 because one-third of the samples were spoiled.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2019

The flesh of the latter is firm, dry, and less savory than the corvina.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross

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