largemouth bass

or large-mouth bass

[ lahrj-mouth bas ]

noun

1. a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.

largemouth bass

/ ˈlɑːdʒˌmaʊθ ˈbæs /

noun

1. a common North American freshwater black bass, Micropterus salmoides: a popular game fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of largemouth bass¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; large + mouth

Example Sentences

Fish that have been spotted in the river recently include native California hitch as well as non-native largemouth bass, Keats said.

From Los Angeles Times

But now the species faces a new threat: non-native largemouth bass — a voracious predator of humpback chub — who thrive in the warmer water that's being released from the diminished reservoir.

From Salon

And so it has been, home as it is to largemouth bass, snakeheads, catfish and the occasional striped bass.

From Washington Post

Each year, we catch fewer and fewer walleye, largemouth bass, striped bass and snakehead and more and more blue catfish.

From Washington Post

It was the largemouth bass staring up at him from his sink that first sparked Flynn’s imagination.

From Seattle Times