smallmouth bass

noun

small·​mouth bass ˈsmȯl-ˌmau̇th- How to pronounce smallmouth bass (audio)
: a black bass (Micropterus dolomieu) of clear rivers and lakes that is bronzy-green above and lighter below and has the vertex of the angle of the jaw falling below the eye

called also smallmouth, smallmouth black bass

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Roving like hungry jackals, smallmouth bass will move down and along drop-offs, hunting for the holdout crayfish, leeches, and insects along their way. Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024 Glen Canyon Dam managers will flush cold water from deep in Lake Powell into the Colorado River to help prevent invasive smallmouth bass from colonizing the Grand Canyon, federal officials announced Wednesday. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024 Then, in 2022, biologists discovered hundreds of young smallmouth bass in the stretch of the river between the dam and Lees Ferry, portending a potentially catastrophic invasion if those fish were able to reproduce and stock the entire canyon with bass. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024 Anglers can fish for largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, wiper, catfish, and trout. Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for smallmouth bass 

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First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of smallmouth bass was in 1880

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“Smallmouth bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smallmouth%20bass. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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smallmouth bass

noun
small·​mouth bass ˌsmȯl-ˌmau̇th- How to pronounce smallmouth bass (audio)
: a black bass that lives in clear rivers and lakes and is bronze green above and lighter below

called also smallmouth black bass

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