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corvina|kɒrˈviːnə|
Also cur(u)vina.
[Sp., Pg. corvina, f. L. corvīnus, f. corvus raven: said to be so named from its black fins.]
A name for several fishes belonging to the family Sciænidæ, especially American ones belonging to the genus Cynoscion.
1787Cullen tr. Clavigero's Hist. Mexico I. 65 The Curvina is about a foot and a half long, of a slender, round shape, and of a blackish purple colour. 1842J. E. Dekay Zool. N.Y. iv. 74 The Silvery Corvina. Corvina argyroleuca...This fish..is frequently called Silvery Perch by the fishermen. Ibid. 77 The Sharp-Finned Corvina. Corvina oxyptera. 1869R. F. Burton Explor. Highl. Brazil II. 303 The fish leaped and splashed in all directions... In a few minutes we had enough for a day's food. The worst was the Curuvina. a1884Jordan in Goode Nat. Hist. Aquatic Anim. 379 Cynoscion parvipinne..is usually known as the ‘Corvina’, or ‘Caravina’... It is found from San Pedro southward to the Gulf of California. 1930Discovery Aug. 263/1 The myriads of bumla serve as an attraction to the great ghol, the magnificent golden-mouthed Corvina (Sciaena aquila), which on the north-west coast of India follows the shoals of small fish into certain favoured bays. 1952Oxf. Jun. Encycl. VI. 158/1 Off the West African coast..fleets of Spanish schooners catch immense numbers of the big corvinas..sold in the market under the name of baccalão. 1960Common & Sci. Names Fishes U.S. & Canada (ed. 2) 31 Shortfin corvina, Cynoscion parvipinnis..Orangemouth corvina, Cynoscion xanthulus..California corbina [sic], Menticirrhus undulatus. |