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cabrilla

American

[kuh-bril-uh] / kəˈbrɪl ə /

noun

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

cabrilla British

/ kəˈbrɪlə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cabrilla

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

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The place teems with black, blue and striped marlin, tuna, swordfish. cabrilla, barracuda, yellowtail, bonito, dolphin and roosterfish.

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