black bass

American  

[bas] / bæs /

noun

1. any freshwater American game fish of the genus Micropterus.

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black bass British  

/ bæs /

noun

1. any of several predatory North American percoid freshwater game fishes of the genus Micropterus : family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of black bass

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

University of Georgia researchers have identified and formally described two previously unrecognized species of black bass, known as Bartram's bass and Altamaha bass, in a recently published study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

That same year, the Rockats recorded “Live at the Ritz” for Island Records, featuring the black bass with the pink and blue trim, which was made of fiberglass.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2021

A trove of common carp escaped into the lake, where they ate up most the crayfish and ravished the eggs of the tilapia, black bass, and other species prized by sport fishers.

From National Geographic • Jan. 29, 2021

White bass are fair on Alabama rigs below black bass.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2020

The evil mouth of the black bass was open and red.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya