striped bass

[ bas ]

noun
  1. an important American game fish, Morone saxatilis, having blackish stripes along each side.

Origin of striped bass

1
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words Nearby striped bass

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How to use striped bass in a sentence

  • And they knew by experience that it would be a striped bass, or perhaps a Cod, for these fishes play along near the shore.

    Cape Cod | Henry D. Thoreau
  • It was a splendid striped bass, weighing at least four pounds, and still live enough to flop.

    Roof and Meadow | Dallas Lore Sharp
  • Roccus, rok′us, n. a genus of serranoid fishes, including the rock-fish or striped bass of the United States.

  • The striped-bass group, or sub-family (Labracinoe), is composed of some of our best game-fishes.

    Fishing With The Fly | Charles F. Orvis and Others
  • That the striped-bass is a game-fish of high degree goes without saying.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall