robalo

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Any of several snooks (genus Centropomus, family Centropomidae) occurring in the Gulf of Mexico; especially the common C. undecimalis, a large edible game fish often found in brackish water.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the United States National Museum. From Spanish rĂ³balo, probably a variant of an unattested Spanish parallel (from lobo + -arro, augmentative suffix) of Catalan llobarro sea bass




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