rock bass
Americannoun
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a game fish, Ambloplites rupestris, of the sunfish family, inhabiting freshwater streams of the eastern U.S.
noun
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a North American freshwater percoid fish, Ambloplites rupestris : an important food fish; family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
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any similar or related fish
Etymology
Origin of rock bass
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Bram Katz Inscore was born in San Francisco and grew up playing funk and rock bass, and studied jazz and classical music at USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023
I picture the rock bass darting through the sunbeams in the water and hear the cicadas humming in the trees.
From Scientific American • May 22, 2023
The fish were added to Deerfield Reservoir in 2015 to deal with an overabundance of rock bass, a smaller predatory fish, the Rapid City Journal reported .
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2018
Lott says the reservoir has an abundance of rock bass and yellow perch for the trout to eat.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2015
The second-tank contains a frail, northern variety of water-hyacinths, some rock bass, and a turtle or two.
From She Buildeth Her House by Comfort, William Wistar
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