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striped bass

[bas]
–noun
an important American game fish, Morone saxatilis, having blackish stripes along each side.
Also called striper.


Origin:
1810–20, Americanism
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striped bass   (bās)   
n.  A North American food and game fish (Morone saxatilis) chiefly of coastal waters, having dark longitudinal stripes along its sides. Striped bass, which swim up rivers to spawn, are occasionally found in landlocked bodies of water. Also called rockfish, striper.
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