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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That’s already happened with Kouzilos’ Egyptian corvina and wild branzini.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025
Fishermen flocked to its barnacle-covered shores to catch corvina, croaker and sargo.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 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
Valpolicella and Amarone are made from the same set of grapes, primarily corvina, along with rondinella and corvinone in subordinate roles.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2020
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
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