black bass

(băs)

Any of several North American freshwater game fishes of the genus Micropterus, including the largemouth and smallmouth bass.

black bass

(bæs)

(Animals) any of several predatory North American percoid freshwater game fishes of the genus Micropterus: family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)

black′ bass′

(bæs)
n.

any freshwater American game fish of the genus Micropterus.

[1805–15]

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Noun	1.	black bass - bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States black sea bass, Centropistes striata sea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin Centropristis, genus Centropristis - sea basses
	2.	black bass - widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family) centrarchid, sunfish - small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed genus Micropterus, Micropterus - American freshwater black basses Kentucky black bass, Micropterus pseudoplites, spotted black bass - a variety of black bass Micropterus dolomieu, smallmouth, smallmouth black bass, smallmouthed bass, smallmouthed black bass, smallmouth bass - a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye largemouth black bass, largemouthed bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides, largemouth, largemouth bass - a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye

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He added charcoal and a fisherman's brazier, a coffee pot and frying pan, and the coffee and the meat, and a black bass fresh from the water that day.

Here were old friends aboard, who fried my black bass in olive oil.

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American chef Wolfgang Puck will be serving up everything from Miyazaki Wagyu beef tartare to black bass with salsa verde at the Governors Ball that follows the ceremony.

AND THE WINNER IS... Who will be taking an Oscar home this year? As the stars prepare for Tinseltown's biggest night of the year Marion McMullen takes a closer look at the ceremony

The dinner, which costs $125, will feature warm truffle-laced gougeres; truffle foie gras ravioli jus de poulet with 2013 Emile Beyer; truffle and potato-crusted black bass and creme de truffe with 2012 Chassagne-Montrachet; filet de boeuf et truffe en brioche, truffle pomme puree and beurre rouge with 2012 Gille Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru; and symphonie de lhiver.

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From February 17 to February 28, the restaurant will also offer special five or seven course Chinese New Year tasting menus in lieu of regular tasting menus that include a generous dim sum plate with chiu chow, dan dan and XO shrimp dumplings, wagyu beef pot stickers, Hong Kong style black bass served with shitake mushrooms, filet of beef Sichuan au poivre with wok fried green beans on the side, and a mouthwatering dessert duo to mention a few of the carefully-crafted festive menus.

Diving into dumplings

Bass fishing has been popular for a long time, but I'd say that the "modern era" of bass fishing and black bass management began around 1960.

NEW VIEWS ON BASS MANANAGEMENT

The sunfish family includes other creatures like largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, and black bass.

Freakishly Large Ocean Sunfish Caught In Russia

All they have to do is avoid the swarm of black bass, croakers, trout, reds, stripers, mangrove snapper, shore birds, crabs, and well .

All out

Some of the animals described in the song include the dolphin, the white-tailed deer, a Mockingbird in a magnolia tree, a mother black bass and her children four, a mother wood duck and five ducklings, a swallowtail family in the coreopsis, an alligator family in the swampland, a catfish family in a pond, a red fox family in a forest of pine, and a hive of honeybees.

Down in Mississippi

Get ready for an enticing array of main courses such as the tender USDA Prime filet mignon with a drizzle of black peppercorn and mustard sauce or the pan-seared black bass freshly bought from the local market served with special vegetable sides for the whole table to share.

CUTTING EDGE BRUNCH EXPERIENCE

Because it is threatened by such introgression, the Guadalupe Bass (Micropterus treculii), a member of the Black Bass genus (Micropterus) and endemic to the hill country region of central Texas, was the primary subject of this ecological and behavioral study.

Reproductive seasonality, courtship and nesting in Guadalupe Bass (Micropterus treculii)

Also damaging is the reckless introduction of invasive alien plant or animal species to the islands, among the most harmful being the giant catfish, black bass, golden snail, various toads including the marine toad, and the American bullfrog.