Meanings
cobia1
plural cobias
- A perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.
Synonyms: black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, beijupirá, black bonito
Cobia2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
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Origin
cobia · noun
- Spanishcobia
- Englishcobia
First use in 1873. Of unknown origin, possibly via Spanish cobia from a language of the Caribbean.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Cobia · proper noun
- RomanianCobia
- EnglishCobia
From Romanian Cobia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech kranasovec štíhlý
- kranasovec štíhlýRachycentron canadum
Norwegian Bokmål sergentfisk
- sergentfiskRachycentron canadum
Polish kobia, rachica
- kobiaRachycentron canadum
- rachicaRachycentron canadum
Portuguese beijupirá, bijupirá
- beijupiráRachycentron canadum
- bijupiráRachycentron canadum
Russian ко́бия, нигри́та
- ко́бия (kóbija)Rachycentron canadum
- нигри́та (nigríta)Rachycentron canadum
- ры́ба-сержа́нт (rýba-seržánt)Rachycentron canadum
- кана́дус (kanádus)Rachycentron canadum
Spanish cobia, esmedregal
- cobiaRachycentron canadum
- esmedregalRachycentron canadum
- pejepaloRachycentron canadum
- bonito negroRachycentron canadum
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
cobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobia
“cobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobia.
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