white bass

[bas]

noun

an edible freshwater fish, Morone chrysops, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainage, silvery with yellow below and having the sides streaked with blackish lines.

Origin of white bass

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Also called silver bass.

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Historical Examples of white bass

The yellow-bass might be called a cousin of the white-bass, though it belongs to a different genus.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others
James Alexander Henshall
Only two species of the family inhabit fresh water,—the white-bass and the yellow-bass.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others
James Alexander Henshall
It is partial to the same character of food as the white-bass, small minnows constituting the greater part.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others
James Alexander Henshall