- Basses
- Bass Bass (b[.a]s), n.; pl. {Bass}, and sometimes {Basses}
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera {Roccus},
{Labrax}, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: The common European bass is {Labrax lupus}. American species are: the striped bass ({Roccus lineatus}); white or silver bass of the lakes ({Roccus chrysops}); brass or yellow bass ({Roccus interruptus}). [1913 Webster]
2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus {Micropterus}). See {Black bass}. [1913 Webster]
3. Species of {Serranus}, the sea bass and rock bass. See {Sea bass}. [1913 Webster]
4. The southern, red, or channel bass ({Sci[ae]na ocellata}). See {Redfish}. [1913 Webster]
Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See {Calico bass}, under {Calico}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
