cobia

English

Rachycentron canadum

Etymology

First use 1873. Of unknown origin, possibly via Spanish cobia from a language of the Caribbean.

Noun

cobia (plural cobias or cobia)

Rachycentron canadum, a perciform marine fish.

Synonyms

(Rachycentron canadum): black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, beijupirá, black bonito; sergeant fish

Translations

Rachycentron canadum

Norwegian:
Bokmål: sergentfisk m
Portuguese: beijupirá m, bijupirá m
Spanish: cobia f, esmedregal, pejepalo m, bonito negro m,

References

“cobia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“cobia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
cobia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rachycentron canadum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rachycentron canadum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
cobia at Fishbase

Anagrams

baioc, ciboa

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