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Meaning of BLACK BASS

Pronunciation:  blak bas

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)
  2. [n]  bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
 
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 Synonyms: black sea bass, Centropistes striata
 
 See Also: centrarchid, Centropristis, genus Centropristis, genus Micropterus, Kentucky black bass, largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus, Micropterus dolomieu, Micropterus pseudoplites, Micropterus salmoides, sea bass, smallmouth, smallmouth bass, smallmouth black bass, smallmouthed bass, smallmouthed black bass, spotted black bass, sunfish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Black" bass`\ (Zo["o]l.)
1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the
   genus {Micropterus}. the small-mouthed kind is {M.
   dolomie[=i]}; the large-mouthed is {M. salmoides}.
2. The sea bass. See {Blackfish}, 3.
 

 

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