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smallmouth bass

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small⋅mouth bass

[smawl-mouth bas]
–noun
a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus dolomieu, yellowish-green above and lighter below, having the lower jaw extending to the eye.


Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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small·mouth bass   (smôl'mouth' bās)   
n.  A North American freshwater food and game fish (Micropterus dolomieui) having a shorter upper jaw than the similar largemouth bass.
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