Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various marine food fishes of the family Sciaenidae, especially those of the genus Cynoscion, found in coastal waters of the Americas.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A southern Californian sciænoid fish, Cynoscion parvipinne, related to the weakfish of the eastern coast of the United States.
- noun Also applied to a large number of other fishes belonging to the family Sciænidæ.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The diverse vegetation communities support a notable resident and migratory bird fauna, including cliff species such as fox-kestrel Falco alopex, Gabar goshawk Melierax gabar, yellow-billed shrike Corvinella corvina scarlet-chested sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis,, rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri, cliff chat Thamnolea cinnamomeiventris (abundant) and rock dove Columbia livia.
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Corvina: weakfish, also known as corvina in English, especially along the California coast.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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Corvina: weakfish, also known as corvina in English, especially along the California coast.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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The Gulf is an area valuable to science, increasingly important for tourism and is an important economic fishery, especially for blue shrimp, corvina, northern milkfish, sierra, manta ray, guitarfish, shark, crab and clam.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico 2008
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Corvina: weakfish, also known as corvina in English, especially along the California coast.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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Enjoy the stunning views while feasting on Panamanian corvina, the popular local seafood.
Tip Sheet 2007
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I'd love to try this with corvina filets, but they've not been on sale yet where I shop.
Recipe Update: Baked Tilapia with Onions, Peppers, Olives, and Feta Kalyn Denny 2007
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Niver recalls pleasant vacations fishing for saltwater species like orange mouth corvina, sargo and gulf croaker.
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Alien species, such as rats, continue to devastate native species and are believed to been largely responsible for the extinction of the Kosrae crake (Porzana monasa) and the Kosrae starling (Aplonis corvina).
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We fished for corvina here and the tucunaré, or peacock bass, the meanest freshwater fish in the world.
Jungle Fever 2006
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