kelp bass

noun

: a mottled sea bass (Paralabrax clathratus) that occurs along the Pacific coast of the U.S. and is an important sport fish

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Kelp forests provide a habitat for important commercial species of fish such as black rockfish and kelp bass. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024 Hara hardly rested on her laurels before spearing another world-record-breaking kelp bass just one month later. Kaila Yu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022 The easiest way to sleuth out the life cycle of a parasite is to present it with potential hosts, just as Dykman did with the worms in the kelp bass. Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kelp bass was circa 1936

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“Kelp bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kelp%20bass. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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