Definition of corvina
: any of several marine bony fishes (genus Cynoscion of the family Sciaenidae) of the Pacific coast of North America
- Trending Now: More Trending:
- sequacious inadmissible oligarch, pejorative emolument troll
- ALL
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Recent Examples of corvina from the Web
-
Like many fish, male Gulf corvina emit a thrum of seductive calls to attract females during breeding periods.
-
At harvest, the malbec base wine is vinified normally, but the corvina grapes are dried on bamboo mats.
-
But the Gulf corvina’s enthusiastic courtship ritual comes at a cost.
-
The head of the fisheries council, Mario Aguilar, denied his agency hadn’t done enough, saying that no permits at all were issued for corvina this season.
-
The head of the fisheries council, Mario Aguilar, denied his agency hadn’t done enough, saying that no permits at all were issued for corvina this season.
-
Ceviches are made with a choice of corvina or mixed seafood.
-
Over the course of the campaign, the ships removed 233 illegal fishing gear, including 189 totoaba nets, 27 shrimp and corvina nets and 17 long lines.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corvina.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of corvina
Learn More about corvina
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up corvina? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
