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)

1. 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