Definition of "cobia" [co•bi•a]

• A large food and game fish (Rachycentron canadum) of tropical and subtropical seas. Also called sergeant fish. (noun)

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• "A couple charter captains in Destin said the cobia were a little late due to a winter as temperatures often dropped into the teens across the northern Gulf OF Mexico."
• "I wish you good luck on your trip --- sight fishing for cobia on their spring migration can be one of the finest sports around."
• "I never tried to boil cobia meat, but it would probably be good that way, too."