n., pl., bass, or bass·es.
- Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than the sunfishes.
- Any of various marine fishes of the family Serranidae, such as the sea bass and the striped bass.
[Middle English *bars, perch, from Old English bærs.]
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