noun
1. flesh of largemouth bass
• Hypernyms: ↑freshwater bass, ↑bass
• Part Holonyms: ↑largemouth, ↑largemouthed bass, ↑largemouth black bass, ↑largemouthed black bass, ↑Micropterus salmoides
2. a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye
• Syn: ↑largemouth, ↑largemouthed bass, ↑largemouth black bass, ↑largemouthed black bass, ↑Micropterus salmoides
• Hypernyms: ↑black bass
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/lahrj"mowth' bas"/
a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Cf. smallmouth bass. See illus. under bass.
Also, large-mouth bass.
[1875-80, Amer.; LARGE + MOUTH]
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largemouth bass,
a North American fresh water game fish that has a dark-green or almost black color and reaches a weight of over 20 pounds; black bass: »
Contrary to popular belief, the largemouth and smallmouth bass are not true bass at all but belong to the sunfish (Science News Letter).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.