sea bass

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːbæs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bas)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sea′ bass′  (bas),USA pronunciation 
  1. Fishany of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae. Cf. black sea bass. 
  2. Fishany of numerous related or similar marine food fishes.
  • 1755–65, American

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sea bass / bæs/
  1. 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
'sea bass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chilean sea bass - Patagonian toothfish - bass - belted sandfish - black sea bass - blackfish - creole-fish - jewfish - kelp bass - sea wolf - serranoid - white sea bass - wreckfish

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