micropterus salmoides

2 definitions found

micropterus salmoides - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Black bass \Black" bass`\ (Zool.)
     1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the
        genus Micropterus. The small-mouthed kind is
        Micropterus dolomie[imac]; the large-mouthed is
        Micropterus salmoides.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3.
        [1913 Webster]

micropterus salmoides - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Micropterus salmoides
      n 1: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the
           eye [syn: largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass
           , largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass,
           Micropterus salmoides]