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sea bass

[bas]
–noun
1. any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae. Compare black sea bass.
2. any of numerous related or similar marine food fishes.

Origin:
1755–65, Americanism
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sea bass   (bās)   
n.  
  1. Any of various marine food fishes of the genus Centropristes and related genera, especially C. striatus, of coastal Atlantic waters of the United States.

  2. Any of the various similar fishes of the family Serranidea.

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