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Strawberry bass

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strawberry bass

[bas]
–noun
the black crappie.
See under crappie.


Origin:
1865–70, Americanism
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black crappie  
n.  An edible North American sunfish (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) having dark mottled coloring. Also called calico bass, strawberry bass.
strawberry bass   (bās)   
n.  See black crappie.
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