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black bass

American  
[bas] / bæs /

noun

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


black bass British  
/ bæs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of black bass

First recorded in 1805–15

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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

You can catch a 30-inch black bass, which is enough for two fillets that will last for over a week.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2022

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 with Alabama rigs are close to the dam near black bass.

From Washington Times Nov. 4, 2020

One of Geisbert’s greatest happinesses in life, apart from his work, came from being in the outdoors, fishing for black bass and hunting for deer.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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