largemouth bass

American  

[lahrj-mouth bas] / ˈlɑrdʒˌmaʊθ ˈbæs /

Or large-mouth bass

noun

1. a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body.

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largemouth bass British  

/ ˈlɑːdʒˌmaʊθ ˈbæs /

noun

1. a common North American freshwater black bass, Micropterus salmoides: a popular game fish

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Etymology

Origin of largemouth bass

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; large + mouth

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Example Sentences

There is also a free minigolf course on the main lawn, where children can putt from the mouth of a largemouth bass.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

But now the species faces a new threat: non-native largemouth bass — a voracious predator of humpback chub — who thrive in the warmer water that's being released from the diminished reservoir.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022

Each year, we catch fewer and fewer walleye, largemouth bass, striped bass and snakehead and more and more blue catfish.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022

It was the largemouth bass staring up at him from his sink that first sparked Flynn’s imagination.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022

There were blue and flat- head catfish, bullheads, four species of sunfish, shiners, dace, stone rollers, largemouth bass, carp, mullet, suckers.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson