sea bass
[ bas ]
/ bæs /
noun
any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae.
Compare black sea bass.
any of numerous related or similar marine food fishes.
Origin of sea bass
An Americanism dating back to 1755–65
Words nearby sea bass
sea,
sea anchor,
sea anemone,
sea aster,
sea bag,
sea bass,
sea beet,
sea bird,
sea biscuit,
sea blite,
sea blubber
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British Dictionary definitions for sea bass
sea bass
/ (bæs) /
noun
any of various American coastal percoid fishes of the genus Centropristes and related genera, such as C. striatus (black sea bass), having an elongated body with a long spiny dorsal fin almost divided into two: family Serranidae