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cabrilla

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ca⋅bril⋅la

[kuh-bril-uh]
–noun
any of several sea basses, esp. Epinephelus analogus, of tropical eastern Pacific seas.

Origin:
1855–60; < Sp: prawn, equiv. to cabr(a) she-goat (< L capra) + -illa dim. suffix
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ca·bril·la   (kə-brē'yə, -brĭl'ə)   
n.  Any of various sea basses, especially Epinephelus guttatus of tropical waters, such as the Mediterranean.

[Spanish, diminutive of cabra, she-goat; see cabretta.]
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