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black sea bass
[ blak see bas ]
noun
- a bluish, black-striped sea bass, Centropristes striata, abundant off the coast of eastern North America: a valuable food fish.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of black sea bass1
An Americanism first recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
In a small ramekin, a slice of black sea bass, an oyster and a few herbs limply floated in a salty broth.
From The Daily Beast
The record black sea-bass, rod and reel, that has been caught here was four hundred and thirty-six pounds in the season of 1905.
From Project Gutenberg
This huge black sea bass seems to have a very restricted range, for it is only known from the Coronado Islands to the Farallones.
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There are many other fish that can be got by fishing deep with a bait, notably the black sea-bass, which is caught up to 400lb.
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