Black bass (&unr_;). (Zoöl.) 1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. The small-mouthed kind is Micropterus dolomieī; the large-mouthed is Micropterus salmoides.
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2. The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3.
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