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

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

Crappie are excellent in brush, and people have been catching a decent amount of black bass while crappie fishing.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 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