corvina
Britishnoun
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a marine food fish, Menticirrhus undulatus , found in Pacific waters off Mexico and California
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any of several related marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae
Etymology
Origin of corvina
from Spanish corbina , corvina , from feminine of corvino ravenlike, from Latin corvus raven
Example Sentences
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Fishermen flocked to its barnacle-covered shores to catch corvina, croaker and sargo.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021
Think: salted cod stew, fried and marinated fish, corvina ceviche, fried plantains, and coconut rice.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2021
Valpolicella and Amarone are made from the same set of grapes, primarily corvina, along with rondinella and corvinone in subordinate roles.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2020
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 Ross, Thomasina
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