SEA BASS Definition & Meaning

sea bass

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any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae, such as the black sea bass.
a common name for any of numerous marine food fishes of various families, such as the Chilean sea bass and the white sea bass.

sea bass

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any of various American coastal percoid fishes of the genus Centropristes and related genera, such as C. striatus ( black sea bass ), having an elongated body with a long spiny dorsal fin almost divided into two: family Serranidae

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An Americanism first recorded in 1755–65

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She read aloud the bill for the nearly $2,500 dinner — Kobe beef, Maine lobster, Peking duck, sea bass and more.

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The fishmonger and I haggled over the sea bass.

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When the local seafood market sold out, they had to drive 45 minutes for sea bass or shrimp.

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At fish counters across Long Island, imported salmon fillets glisten in greater profusion than local mackerel and black sea bass.

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Expect all the RockCreek favorites from his Fremont stomping grounds, from the Chilean sea bass to the grilled octopus.

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