Chilean sea bass

American  

[chil-ey-uhn see bas] / tʃɪlˈeɪ ən ˈsi ˌbæs /

noun

1. a ray-finned fish, Dissostichus eleginoides, inhabiting the Southern Ocean and the southern waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans: a valuable food fish.

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Chilean sea bass British  

noun

1. another name for Patagonian toothfish

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Etymology

Origin of Chilean sea bass

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

At one point, also, the Chilean sea bass, suddenly it was so popular, it was endangered, and we had to give a break to the fish.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023

Chilean sea bass from South Georgia can sell for $32 a pound in U.S. supermarkets and for decades the fishery near South Georgia was a poster child for international cooperation.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022

The company has received only two shipments of seafood in the U.S. - both of them Chilean sea bass sent to South Florida last month.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2022

Nottage has set up an entertaining battle between a diabolical capitalist who asks her staff to fry up putrid Chilean sea bass and an evangelist who preaches a gospel of dignified labor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2022

I pass on the soup and salad, and order Chilean sea bass.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper