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cobia

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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 orig.
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co·bi·a   (kō'bē-ə)   
n.  A large food and game fish (Rachycentron canadum) of tropical and subtropical seas. Also called sergeant fish.

[Origin unknown .]
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