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n., 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.

[Middle English *bars, perch, from Old English bærs.]


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The name for a number of fishes assigned to two families in the order Perciformes. Both marine and fresh-water species are included under this common name, and all are highly prized as game fish as well as for food. Members of the family Centrarchidae are commonly referred to as the freshwater or black basses, while the Serranidae are designated as the sea basses. See also Perciformes.


A general term for any of numerous (often unrelated) freshwater or saltwater fish, many of which are characterized by spiny fins. In fact, though many of these different species are often sold simply as bass, the only fish with the single name "bass" is a European species (unavailable in the United States), which in France is known as bar or loup. True basses include the groupers, black sea bass and striped bass. Among other fish that are commonly referred to as bass are the largemouth, redeye, rock, smallmouth and spotted bass, all of which are really members of the sunfish family. See also sea bass; fish.


In zoology, any of numerous fish species, many valued for food or sport. Most are placed in three families (all in the order Perciformes): 400 species of sea bass and grouper; the family Moronidae, which contains about 12 species, including striped and European basses; and sunfishes, including the black and largemouth basses, prized by fishermen. Many other species are also known as bass, including the channel bass (a drum) and the calico bass (a crappie).

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bass (băs), common name applied to various fishes of the families Serranidae (sea basses) and Centrarchidae (black basses and sunfishes). The sea basses are a large, diverse, and important family of perchlike fishes with oblong, rather compressed bodies. All basses are carnivorous and most are marine, although several species are found in freshwater (see sunfish). Sea basses inhabit warm and temperate seas throughout the world and are highly valued as game and food fishes. Along the Atlantic coast as far north as Cape Cod is found the common, or black, sea bass, a sluggish bottom fish averaging 6 lb (2.7 kg) in weight and 18 in. (45 cm) in length. Offshoots of the sea basses and classified with them are the white basses, including the striped bass (or rockfish) and the white perch, both found in fresh and brackish waters from Florida to Canada; the white bass of the Mississippi valley and the Great Lakes; and the similar but smaller yellow bass, found in the same range. The white sea bass of the N Pacific, however, is a member of the Sciaenidae family (see croaker). The Pacific sea basses include the giant sea bass, or Pacific jewfish, a bulky bottom fish that reaches a weight of 600 lb (270 kg) and a length of 7 ft (2.1 m), as well as the 2-ft (60-cm) kelp and sand basses. The so-called Chilean sea bass, or Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), of the deep, cold waters of the Southern Hemisphere, is a member of the Nototheniidae family. The groupers are an important genus of large tropical sea basses. Very closely allied to the sea basses are the tripletail, with prominent anal and dorsal fins, and the robalo, or snook, widely distributed in tropical American saltwaters. Basses are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, families Serranidae and Centrarchidae.


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IN BRIEF: A fish with spiny fins, found in both fresh and salt water and used for food.

pronunciation Bass is a specialty of that seaside restaurant.

Tutor's tip: The "bass" (male singer of the lowest vocal range) loves to eat "bass" (a fish) and lives a "base" (lowborn, vile) life.

Wikipedia: Bass (fish)
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Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Bass (pronounced /ˈbæs/) is a name shared by many different species of popular gamefish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species. All belong to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and in fact the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch."[1] The collective name for a group of bass is a shoal.[2]

Many other species are also known as basses,[3] including:

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References

  1. ^ "Bass1". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. http://www.bartleby.com/61/51/B0105100.html. 
  2. ^ http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/kennel/collectives.htm
  3. ^ "List of Common Names with bass". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/ComNames/CommonNameSearchList.php?CommonName=bass. Retrieved 6 June 2006. 

Translations: Bass
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bas-, dyb
n. - bas, bassanger

2.
n. - basguitar, kontrabas

3.
n. - bassist, basguitarist

Nederlands (Dutch)
baars, bas (muziek), makreel, karper, bast, bas-

Français (French)
1.
adj. - basse, de basse, grave
n. - (Mus) basse (une voix, un instrument, un chanteur), contrebasse

2.
n. - (Zool) perche, bar, (Culin) loup de mer

3.
n. - (Tex) fibre (de lin, de jute), filasse

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - Baß-
n. - Baß

2.
n. - Seebarsch, Barsch, Flußbarsch

3.
n. - Bast

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπάσο, βαθύφωνος, μπάσος, λαβράκι, φλαμούρι
adj. - βαθύφωνος, μπάσος

Italiano (Italian)
branzino, persico, contrabbasso, basso, chitarra basso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - baixo (m) (Mús.), lobo (m) do mar, esteira (f)
adj. - grave (Mús.), baixo, profundo

Русский (Russian)
макрель, карп, бас

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - bajo, registro bajo
n. - contrabajo, violón, bajo, bajo eléctrico

2.
n. - róbalo, lubina, caballa, perca, carpa

3.
n. - fibra de ciertas plantas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bass, havsaborre, bas (mus.), basröst, bassångare
adj. - låg, djup

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 男低音, 男低音部, 男低音歌手, 低音乐器部

2. 鲈鱼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 鱸魚

2.
n. - 男低音, 男低音部, 男低音歌手, 低音樂器部

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 저음의
n. - 저음부[가수], 베이스

2.
n. - 바늘 모양의 지느러미를 가진 바스 물고기

3.
n. - 참피 나무, 보리수, 인피

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バス, 低音, 最低音部, 低音の, バスの, バスビール, しゅろ皮, その製品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من السمك, صوت عميق, مغني بصوت جهير (صفه) عميق الصوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בס, נמוך ביותר (קול)‬
n. - ‮קול בס, כלי מיתרים בעל צליל נמוך, הקול הגברי הנמוך ביותר‬
n. - ‮אוקונוס (דג)‬
n. - ‮לכש, חוטי רפיה‬


 
 

 

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