Striped bass

Striped bass
Striped Striped, a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. [1913 Webster]

{Striped bass}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Bass}.

{Striped maple} (Bot.), a slender American tree ({Acer Pennsylvanicum}) with finely striped bark. Called also {striped dogwood}, and {moosewood}.

{Striped mullet}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Mullet}, 2.

{Striped snake} (Zo["o]l.), the garter snake.

{Striped squirrel} (Zo["o]l.), the chipmunk. [1913 Webster]


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  • striped bass — ☆ striped bass [bas ] n. a silvery, dark striped, food and game bass (Morone saxatilis) of the same family (Percichthyidae) as white bass, found along the coasts of North America: it goes up rivers to spawn …   English World dictionary

  • striped bass — striped′ bass′ [[t]bæs[/t]] n. ich an important American game fish, Morone saxatilis, having blackish stripes along each side • Etymology: 1810–20, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • Striped bass — Striper redirects here. For other uses, see Stripe (disambiguation). Striped bass Striped bass Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • striped bass — noun 1. caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States • Syn: ↑striper • Hypernyms: ↑sea bass, ↑bass 2. marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • striped bass — kaliforninė salema statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Xenistius californiensis angl. big eyed bass; California salema; striped bass rus. калифорнийская салема ryšiai: platesnis terminas – salemos …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • striped bass — paprastasis dryžasis ešerys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Morone saxatilis angl. linesides; striped bass; striper rus. полосатый лаврак; полосатый окунь ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dryžieji ešeriai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Striped bass fishing — Striped bass are perciform fish found all along the Atlantic coast, from Florida to Nova Scotia, and are caught as far north as Hudson Bay. They are of significant value as sporting fish, and have been introduced to many areas outside their… …   Wikipedia

  • striped bass — noun a large bass of North American coastal waters, with dark horizontal stripes along the upper sides. [Morone (or Roccus) saxatilis.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • striped bass — noun Date: 1818 a large anadromous silvery food and sport fish (Morone saxatilis of the family Percichthyidae) with black horizontal stripes on the sides that occurs along the Atlantic coast of the United States and has been introduced into… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • striped bass — /bas/ an important American game fish, Morone saxatilis, having blackish stripes along each side. Also called striper. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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