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Webster 1913 Edition


Cabrilla


Ca-bril′la

,
Noun.
[Sp., prawn.]
(Zool)
A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus
Serranus
, and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called
rock bass
and
kelp salmon
.

Definition 2024


cabrilla

cabrilla

English

Noun

cabrilla (plural cabrillas)

  1. Any of various edible fishes of Serranus and related genera, inhabiting the Mediterranean, the coast of California, etc.

Usage notes

  • In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon.