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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But legal species are fished with gill nets, too, including shrimp, corvina and mackerel.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
The Cucapá still push wooden boats into the estuary to fish for corvina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
Think: salted cod stew, fried and marinated fish, corvina ceviche, fried plantains, and coconut rice.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2021
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
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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