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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• smallmouth bass vs. largemouth bass

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

Fish that have been spotted in the river recently include native California hitch as well as non-native largemouth bass, Keats said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

In Lake Sammamish, it lists largemouth bass and northern pikeminnow and in Lake Meridian, the warning covers smallmouth bass and northern pikeminnow.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

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

How it contains thousands of lakes, filled with fish of all kinds—walleye, for one thing, catfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, perch, and pike.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline