BASS

Definitions

1. 1. ; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses. Etym: [A corruption of barse.] (Zoöl.)
2. 2. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
3. 3. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
4. 4. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
5. 5. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciæna ocellata). See Redfish.