bass

views updated May 23 2018

bass1 fish of the perch family. XV (bace). alt. of dial. barse, OE. bærs, bears = MDu., MHG. bars (Du. baars, G. barsch), rel. to OE. byrst BRISTLE. For the loss of r cf. DACE.

bass

views updated May 29 2018

bass Any of several bony fishes, both freshwater and marine, and not all closely related. Together they make up a valuable commercial and game fish. They include the white, black, striped, rock and calico basses. The two main bass families are Serranidae and Centrarchidae.

bass

views updated May 23 2018

bass See RAFFIA.

bass

views updated May 21 2018

bass See SERRANIDAE.

bass

views updated May 14 2018

bass2 XVII. alt. of BAST.

bass

views updated Jun 11 2018

bass A white fish, Dicentrarchus labrax.