'Micropterus salmoides' definitions:

Definition of 'Micropterus salmoides'

(from WordNet)
noun
A large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye [syn: largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides]

Definition of 'Micropterus salmoides'

From: GCIDE
  • Black bass \Black" bass`\ (Zool.)
  • 1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. The small-mouthed kind is Micropterus dolomie[imac]; the large-mouthed is Micropterus salmoides. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3. [1913 Webster]