corvina

British  

/ kɔːˈviːnə /

noun

1. a marine food fish, Menticirrhus undulatus , found in Pacific waters off Mexico and California

2. any of several related marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae

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Etymology

Origin of corvina

from Spanish corbina , corvina , from feminine of corvino ravenlike, from Latin corvus raven

Example Sentences

That’s already happened with Kouzilos’ Egyptian corvina and wild branzini.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

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

Prosecutors said the FDA initially rejected the fish, a white fish called corvina, in 2014 because one-third of the samples were spoiled.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2019

In T. corvina of the Seychelles, the adult male is wholly black, and his middle tail-feathers are not only very long but very broad.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various