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striped bass

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A popular fish among sport fisherman along Atlantic coast north of Virginia to Canada, Morone saxatilis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: striper, Roccus saxatilis, rockfish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sea bass

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noun

Meaning 3

caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: striper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sea bass, bass

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llobarro atlàntic ratllat — Morone saxatilis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銀花鱸魚 /银花鲈鱼 (yínhuālúyú) — Morone saxatilis
  • Finnish: juovabassi — Morone saxatilis
  • German: Felsenbarsch — Morone saxatilis
  • Korean: 줄농어 (jullong'eo) — Morone saxatilis
  • Portuguese: robalo-muge — Morone saxatilis
  • Russian: полоса́тый лавра́к (polosátyj lavrák) — Morone saxatilis
  • Russian: полоса́тый о́кунь (polosátyj ókunʹ) — Morone saxatilis
  • Ukrainian: окунь смугастий (okunʹ smuhastyj) — Morone saxatilis