largemouth bass
noun
large·mouth bass
ˈlärj-ˌmau̇th- 
: a large North American black bass (Micropterus salmoides) that is blackish green above and lighter below and has the maxillary bones of the upper jaw extending to behind the eyes
called also largemouth, largemouth black bass
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Although Florida is known for its excellent largemouth bass fishing, South Florida has a couple of exotic species that local anglers appreciate even more — peacock bass and snakeheads.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Compare this with a largemouth bass, who lays tens of thousands of eggs, of which only a small fraction of one per cent become adults.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Lake Hogue is a popular fishing spot for largemouth bass, white crappie, and channel catfish near Weiner in eastern Arkansas.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
There were few predatory largemouth bass to eat minnows, which ran rampant and ate the water fleas that would otherwise have kept the algae in check.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Compare this with a largemouth bass, who lays tens of thousands of eggs, of which only a small fraction of one per cent become adults.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Lake Hogue is a popular fishing spot for largemouth bass, white crappie, and channel catfish near Weiner in eastern Arkansas.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
There were few predatory largemouth bass to eat minnows, which ran rampant and ate the water fleas that would otherwise have kept the algae in check.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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largemouth bass
noun
large·mouth bass
ˌlärj-ˌmau̇th-
: a large North American bass of warm slow-moving waters that is blackish green above and lighter or whitish below
called also largemouth black bass
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