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largemouth bass

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A black bass of species Micropterus salmoides, found from northeastern Mexico to southeastern Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: largemouth, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: black bass

3

noun

Meaning 3

flesh of largemouth bass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: freshwater bass, bass

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abenaki: môlazigan — fish
  • Catalan: perca americana — fish
  • German: Forellenbarsch — fish
  • Korean: 큰입우럭 (keunibureok) — fish
  • Polish: bass wielkogębowy — fish
  • Polish: okoniopstrąg — fish
  • Russian: большеро́тый о́кунь (bolʹšerótyj ókunʹ) — fish
  • Russian: форелео́кунь (foreleókunʹ) — fish