cobia
cobia · cobias · cobia
кобия, нигрита, рыба-сержант, канадус
A perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadumA perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.
US/kˈoʊbiə/
Meaning
1 sensesA perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.
ко́бияkóbija, нигри́таnigríta, ры́ба-сержа́нтrýba-seržánt
More definitions
- large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Rachycentron canadum:
Origin
First use in 1873. Of unknown origin, possibly via Spanish cobia from a language of the CaFirst use in 1873. Of unknown origin, possibly via Spanish cobia from a language of the Caribbean.
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Forms
plural: cobias / cobiaSynonyms
10 synonymsRachycentron canadum:lingB2black salmonlemonfishcrabeaterprodigal sonsergeant fishblack kingfishbeijupiráblack bonito
Close in meaning
- large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters:Rachycentron canadumsergeant fish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.