Black bass

Black bass
Black bass Black" bass` (Zo["o]l.) 1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus {Micropterus}. The small-mouthed kind is {Micropterus dolomie[=i]}; the large-mouthed is {Micropterus salmoides}. [1913 Webster]

2. The sea bass. See {Blackfish}, 3. [1913 Webster]


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