co·bi·a

[koh-bee-uh]
noun
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.

Origin:
1870–75; Americanism; of obscure origin

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cobia (ˈkəʊbɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a large dark-striped percoid game fish, Rachycentron canadum, of tropical and subtropical seas: family Rachycentridae
 
[of unknown origin]

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Cobia is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
Staff also mentioned that cobia and croaker have been caught, along with a few
  spot.
Pods of cobia continue to parade within site of anglers stationed at the tip of
  the piers and several were hooked and landed.
Cobia are transitioning to their usual late summer trend of top-water
  rendezvous with structure.
Cobia are cruising on the surface and hanging around bridge pilings, but the
  majority of those are on the smaller side.
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