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rock bass

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rock bass of the genus Ambloplites, especially of the species Ambloplites rupestris and Ambloplites constellatus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

A spotted grouper (Epinephelus analogus)

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Meaning 3

A starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis)

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Meaning 4

A rivulated mutton hamlet (Alphestes multiguttatus)

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Meaning 5

game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: rock sunfish, Ambloplites rupestris

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Broader terms: sunfish, centrarchid

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noun

Meaning 6

a kind of sea bass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: rock sea bass, Centropristis philadelphica

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Broader terms: sea bass

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