largemouth bass
noun
large·mouth bass ˈlärj-ˌmau̇th- 
: a large North American black bass (Micropterus salmoides) that is blackish green above and lighter below and has the maxillary bones of the upper jaw extending to behind the eyes
called also largemouth, largemouth black bass
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And a farm in central Indiana that started by raising largemouth bass outdoors added a new indoor facility in recent years to grow barramundi indoors. 
Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 The eager fish — largemouth bass — were seemingly everywhere. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 31 July 2022 The Department of Natural Resources found the chemicals in bluegill, crappies, largemouth bass and northern pike caught in the pond. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022 The bass challenge was unique in that it was held on two Aqua Ohio private lakes in the Mahoning Valley, Evans and Pine lakes, which are known for their lunker largemouth bass and chunky northern pike. cleveland, 9 June 2022 At Beaver Lake, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass must be 15 inches or longer to keep. Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022 Hike past fauna such as bison, elk, burrowing owls, and river otters, and go fishing for largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, and channel catfish. Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 6 June 2019 The bronze-colored, toothy fish doesn't benefit from a catch-and-release tradition such as largemouth bass and muskellunge. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022 Lakes around the state have special largemouth bass swimming in them. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2022 See More
Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 The eager fish — largemouth bass — were seemingly everywhere. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 31 July 2022 The Department of Natural Resources found the chemicals in bluegill, crappies, largemouth bass and northern pike caught in the pond. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022 The bass challenge was unique in that it was held on two Aqua Ohio private lakes in the Mahoning Valley, Evans and Pine lakes, which are known for their lunker largemouth bass and chunky northern pike. cleveland, 9 June 2022 At Beaver Lake, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass must be 15 inches or longer to keep. Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022 Hike past fauna such as bison, elk, burrowing owls, and river otters, and go fishing for largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, and channel catfish. Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 6 June 2019 The bronze-colored, toothy fish doesn't benefit from a catch-and-release tradition such as largemouth bass and muskellunge. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022 Lakes around the state have special largemouth bass swimming in them. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above