| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b s |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. bass or bass·es
1. Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than the sunfishes. 2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Serranidae, such as the sea bass and the striped bass. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English *bars, perch, from Old English bærs.
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