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kelp bass

[ bas ]

noun

  1. a sea bass, Paralabrax clathratus, of southern California coastal waters, valued as a food and game fish.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kelp bass1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

Hara hardly rested on her laurels before spearing another world-record-breaking kelp bass just one month later.

Hara hardly rested on her laurels before spearing another world-record-breaking kelp bass just one month later.

But until the 1980s, all bass were lumped in one category instead of separated by species, such as kelp bass or spotted bay bass.

Three bright-orange Garibaldi fish swam past, then a group of opaleye, then five kelp bass.

This group includes gopher, China, black and yellow, copper, kelp bass and quillback.

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