'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]