smallmouth black bass

smallmouth black bass
noun
a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye
Hypernyms: ↑black bass
Part Meronyms: ↑smallmouth bass

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noun also smallmouthed black bass or smallmouth bass or smallmouthed bass \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\; or smallmouth \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\
: a black bass (Micropterus dolomieu) that lives chiefly in cool clear rivers and lakes, is bronzy green above and lighter below, and has the angle of the jaw falling below the eye — compare largemouth black bass

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